राखणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘎𑘜𑘹 (rākaṇe), 𑘨𑘰𑘏𑘜𑘹 (rākhaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (rakkhaï), from Sanskrit रक्षति (rákṣati). Doublet of रक्षणे (rakṣaṇe).

Pronunciation

  • (formal) IPA(key): /ɾakʰ.ɳe/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ɾakʰ.ɳə/
  • Hyphenation: राख‧णे

Verb

राखणे • (rākhṇe) (transitive)

  1. to preserve
  2. to save
  3. to keep, reserve
  4. to guard
    याद राखyād rākhI'm warning you (literally, “keep in mind”)

Derived terms

  • मौन राखणे (maun rākhṇe, to refrain from speech)

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “राखणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 125
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “राखणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 687
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “राखण”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2602
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rákṣati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 611

Old Marathi

Alternative forms

  • राकणे (rākaṇe)

Verb

राखणे (rākhaṇe) (ambitransitive)

  1. Devanagari script form of 𑘨𑘰𑘏𑘜𑘹