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rakhis

rakhis is the plural of rakhi.

Meaning of rakhi

Noun

rakhi (plural rakhis)

  1. (India, Nepal, South-Asia) An ornamental cotton wristband tied by a girl or woman on to the wrist of her brother, or of one who takes on the responsibilities of a brother, particularly during the Raksha Bandhan festival.
    • When her Amazonian sister the Rahtore queen was slain, the mother of the infant prince took a surer method to shield him in demanding the fulfilment of the pledge given by Hemayoon when she sent the Rakhi to that monarch. ‘The festival of the bracelet (Rakhi)’ is in spring, and whatever its origin...1829, James Tod, chapter IX, in Annals and Antiquities of Rajast’han, or the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India, volume I, London: Published by Smith, Elder, and Co., […]; and Calkin and...

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Questions about rakhis

What is rakhis the plural of?
Rakhis is the plural of rakhi.

Words near rakhis in the dictionary

  1. Rakhaing
  2. Rakhaings
  3. rakhi
  4. Rakhine
  5. Rakhine State
  6. rakhis
  7. Rakhiv
  8. raki
  9. rakia
  10. rakias
  11. rakija

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