राखण

See also: राखणे, राखणो, and रोखणे

Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit रक्षण (rakṣaṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.kʰəːɳ/

Noun

राखण • (rākhaṇ) (Latin script rakhonn, Kannada script ರಾಖಣ್)

1. guarding, protection

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi राखण (rākhaṇa), from Sanskrit रक्षण (rakṣaṇa). Doublet of Marathi रक्षण (rakṣaṇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾa.kʰəɳ/

Noun

राखण • (rākhaṇ) n

1. protecting, preserving
2. keeping vigil
3. wages given to a person keeping guard

References

• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “राखण”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “राखण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press