राखी

See also: रेखा, रुख, राख, and रूखा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit रक्षिका (rakṣikā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.kʰiː/, [ɾäː.kʰiː]

Noun

राखी • (rākhī) f (Urdu spelling رَاکِھی)

a rakhi (thread tied to a brother's hand by his sister)
राखी बांधना ― rākhī bāndhnā ― to tie a rakhi

राखी की शुभकामनाएँ ― rākhī kī śubhkāmnāẽ ― Happy Rakhi!

Declension

Declension of *राखी* (fem ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	राखी rākhī	राखियाँ rākhiyā̃
oblique	राखी rākhī	राखियों rākhiyõ
vocative	राखी rākhī	राखियो rākhiyo

Proper noun

राखी • (rākhī) f

a female given name, Rakhi

Declension

Declension of *राखी* (fem ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	राखी rākhī	राखियाँ rākhiyā̃
oblique	राखी rākhī	राखियों rākhiyõ
vocative	राखी rākhī	राखियो rākhiyo

See also

रक्षाबंधन (rakṣābandhan)

Further reading

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “राखी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 859
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rakṣā¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 611