राखी rākhī

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · n. · f.

Earlier definition

Definition

Protective talisman: a piece of thread, &c., with a rosette, tied ceremonially round a protector's or patron's wrist on the full moon of the month Śrāvaṇ: esp. by a sister round a brother's wrist, when the brother gives a small gift of money.
The festival of rakṣābandhan.
(Bābā) Thread tied around the wrist symbolizing the wish to remain pure.

Usual translation

  1. rakhi

Origin of the definition

Rakhi. A holy thread, a symbol of a vow to remain pure.

1राखी rākhī [cf. rakṣā-1], f. 1. protective talisman: a piece of thread, &c., with a rosette, tied ceremonially round a protector's or patron's wrist on the full moon of the month Śrāvaṇ: esp. by a sister round a brother's wrist, when the brother gives a small gift of money. 2. the festival of rakṣābandhan. 3. euph. protection money.

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Created
Tuesday 11 August 2020
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Tuesday 16 January 2024