راکھش

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Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀲 (rakkhasa), from Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa).

Pronunciation

Noun

راکَھش (rākhaśm (Gurmukhi spelling ਰਾਖਸ਼)

  1. demon, monster

Declension

Declension of راکھش
dir. sg. راکَھش (rākhaś)
dir. pl. راکَھش (rākhaś)
singular plural
direct راکَھش (rākhaś) راکَھش (rākhaś)
oblique راکَھش (rākhaś) راکَھشاں (rākhaśāṉ)
vocative راکَھشا (rākhaśā) راکَھشو (rākhaśo)
ablative راکَھشوں (rākhaśoṉ) راکَھشاں (rākhaśāṉ)
locative راکَھشے (rākhaśe) راکَھشِیں (rākhaśīṉ)
instrumental راکَھشوں (rākhaśoṉ)

Further reading

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਰਾਖਸ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 949.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rākṣasá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 618