𑘨𑘰𑘏𑘜𑘹

Marathi

Noun

𑘨𑘰𑘏𑘜𑘹 • (rākhṇe)

Modi script form of राखणे

Old Marathi

Alternative forms

𑘨𑘰𑘎𑘜𑘹 (rākaṇe)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek-

Proto-Indo-European *-seti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂lékseti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrákšati

Sanskrit रक्ष॑ति (rákṣati)

Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (rakkhaï)

Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘏𑘜𑘹 (rākhaṇe)

Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑖨𑖎𑖿𑖏𑖂 (rakkhaï), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (rakkhaï), from Sanskrit 𑘨𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘝𑘱 (rákṣati).^[1]

Cognates

Early New Indo-Aryan cognates include Old Hindi रषना (raṣanā /⁠rakhanā⁠/), Old Gujarati राषिवउं (rāṣivaüṃ /⁠rākhivaüṃ⁠/), Old Punjabi ਰਖਿ (rakhi /⁠rakkhi⁠/), ਰਾਖਿ (rākhi).

Verb

𑘨𑘰𑘏𑘜𑘹 (rākhaṇe) (Devanagari राखणे) (ambitransitive)^[2]

to protect; to take care of
to guard, keep watch; to keep watch over

Descendants

Marathi: rākhṇe
Devanagari script: राखणे

Modi script: 𑘨𑘰𑘏𑘜𑘹
Varhadi: rākhna
Devanagari script: राखनं

Modi script: 𑘨𑘰𑘏𑘡𑘽

References

More information

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rákṣati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 611
^ Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “राखणे”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, page 586

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rákṣati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 611

[2] Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “राखणे”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, page 586

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