Hindi

Noun

रक्त • ‎(rakt) m ‎(Urdu spelling رکت)

1. blood

   हमारी धमनियों में वीरों का रक्त है।

   The blood of heroes runs in our arteries.

   रक्त की जाँच का परिणाम क्या था?

   What were the results of the blood test?

Synonyms

• ख़ून ‎(xūn)

Adjective

रक्त • ‎(rakt) ‎(Urdu spelling رکت)

1. (color) red

   See लाल ‎(lāl) for more information.

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “रक्त”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• Platts, John T. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.

Marathi

Noun

रक्त • ‎(rakt) n

1. blood

Sanskrit

Noun

रक्त • ‎(rakta) m

1. red (colour)
2. safflower L.
3. Barringtonia Acutangula L.
4. Name of Shiva MBh.
5. Name of the planet Mars VarBṛS. Sch.
6. Abrus Precatorius (or its seeds as a measure or weight, = रक्तिका) Car.
7. Rubia Munjista L.
8. Echinops Echinatus L.
9. Name of one of the 7 tongues of fire L.
10. (in music) N. of a श्रुति Saṃgīt.

Noun

रक्त • ‎(rakta) n

1. blood Mn. Hariv. &c.
2. a partic. disease of the eyes, Hcat.
3. the menstrual fluid L.
4. copper L.
5. vermilion L.
6. cinnabar L.
7. saffron L.
8. the fruit of Flacourtia Cataphracta L.

Adjective

रक्त • ‎(rakta)

1. red
2. coloured, dyed
3. impassioned, excited, fond of play
4. attached or devoted to, fond of, dear, lovely, beloved

Derived terms

• रक्तदन्ती ‎(raktadantī)
• रक्तबीज ‎(raktabīja)
• रक्तहीन ‎(raktahīna)
• रक्ताक्ष ‎(raktākṣa)

Descendants

• Bengali: রক্ত ‎(rôktô)
• Malayalam: രക്തം ‎(raktaṃ)
• Rajasthani: रगत ‎(ragat)
• Telugu: రక్తము ‎(raktamu)
• Urdu: رکت ‎(rakt)

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0861