रखना

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Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
रखना (rakhnā)
रखवाना (rakhvānā)

Inherited from Old Hindi रषना (raṣanā /⁠rakhanā⁠/), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (rakkhaï), from Sanskrit रक्षति (rákṣati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrákšati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lékseti (to protect, to guard). Doublet of राखना (rākhnā). Cognate with Sinhalese රකිනවා (rakinawā, to protect)

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾəkʰ.nɑː/,
  • Hyphenation: रख‧ना

Verb

रखना (rakhnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling رَکْھنَا)

  1. to keep, to have
    तुम बच्चे अपने साथ रखोtum bacce apne sāth rakho.Keep the kids with you.
  2. to put

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