Rukha, Rukhā: 4 definitions

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Rukha means something in Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

rukhā (रुखा).—a (rukṣa S through H) Plain, dry, harsh, hard, ununctuous, unsavory--an article of food: arid, adust, dreary-looking, wanting water and trees--a country: dry, cold, unaffecting, jejune--language: harsh, rough, unmusical--a note, tone, accent.

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rukha (रुख).—m (vṛkṣa S through H) Esp. in Konkan̤. A tree: also a tree cut down to a stump, or a pollard, or a tree without branches, or the lower part of the trunk. 2 The beam on which an end of the kaṇēkaḍa of a waterwheel rests and revolves.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

rukhā (रुखा).—a Plain, dry, harsh; arid.

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rūkha (रूख).—m A tree.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Rukha (रुख):—(nm) attitude, direction; trend; aspect; the castle (in chess); forepart, face; favourable eye; (a) in the direction; —[karanā, kī ora] to turn towards; —[dekhanā] to watch the attitude of; —[pānā] to find favourable attitude of, getting the connivance of; —[badalanā] to change one’s attitude; to turn one’s face from one direction to another; to change the direction; —[milanā] to see eye to eye; —[milānā] to turn towards, to look into the eyes of.

2) Rūkhā (रूखा):—(a) dry; rough; harsh, curt, blunt; unsympathetic, inconsiderate; without ghee, to which ghee has not been added (as [rūkhā khānā]); dry as a chip, flavourless; uninteresting; ~[pana] dryness; roughness; curtness, bluntness; absence of sympathy, inconsiderateness; -[sukhā] plain and simple (esp. used for food); without ghee; dry; —[javāba denā] to give a curt/blunt reply; —[paḍanā] to become curt; to get rough/dry/hard; [rūkhī haṃsī] a superficial laugh.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Rukha (रुख):—n. 1. face; cheek; 2. facial expression; favor; countenance;

2) Rukhā (रुखा):—adj. pl. of रुखो [rukho]

3) Rūkha (रूख):—n. 1. face; cheek; 2. facial; expression; favor; countenance;

4) Rūkhā (रूखा):—adj. pl. of रूखो [rūkho]

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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