The story behind Rākhī
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit रक्षिका (rakṣikā), from रक्षा (rakṣā, “protection”). Doublet of रक्षा (rakṣā).
Pronunciation
Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /ɾɑː.kʰiː/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [ɾäː.kʰiː]
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Names Similar to Rākhī
Rajnī
Borrowed from Sanskrit रजनी (rajanī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- same syllable count
- similar length
Rani
From Sanskrit राज्ञी (rājñī, “a queen, princess, the wife of a king”), through Hindi रानी (rānī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Rānī
Inherited from Old Hindi रांणी (rāṃṇī), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻 (rāṇī), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rājñī), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ȷ́niH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵnih₂…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- same syllable count
- similar length
Raśmi
Borrowed from Sanskrit रश्मि (raśmi). Doublet of रास (rās), रशना (raśnā), and रसन (rasan).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ravi
Borrowed from Sanskrit रवि (ravi).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ruci
Borrowed from Sanskrit रुचि (ruci).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Rākhī
Abhijit
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिजित् (abhijit).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhijñā
Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit अभिज्ञा (abhijñā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhijñān
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna, “recognition”). By surface analysis, अभि- (abhi-) + ज्ञान (jñān).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Rākhī
Ābhā
Borrowed from Sanskrit आभा (ābhā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhay
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya), equivalent to अ- (a-) + भय (bhay).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhijit
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिजित् (abhijit).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length