Ruksha Name Meaning in Hindi — Meaning, Source & Citations

रूक्ष rūkṣa

boy 2 syllables SLP1 rUkza

As a Hindi name Dictionary-attested (Hindi)

[वि॰ स्त्री॰ रूक्षा] जो चिकना या कोमल न हो । रूखा । स्निग्ध का उलटा । दे॰ 'रुक्ष' — Śabdasāgara

As a Sanskrit word Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)

(prob. fr. √ rūṣ; cf. 2. rukṣa) rough, dry, arid, dreary, &c. &c.

As a Hindi name

रूक्ष · adj

[वि॰ स्त्री॰ रूक्षा] जो चिकना या कोमल न हो । रूखा । स्निग्ध का उलटा । दे॰ 'रुक्ष' — Śabdasāgara

रूक्ष · noun · masculine

वृक्ष । पेड़ · वरक नाम का एक तृण · पारुष्य । कठोरपन — Śabdasāgara

As a Sanskrit word

(prob. fr. √ rūṣ; cf. 2. rukṣa) rough, dry, arid, dreary, &c. &c.

Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)

Why this matches what you typed

M1 · same meaning "rūkṣa" is the vocative of "rūkṣā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.

Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · रूक्ष

1. rūkṣa mf(ā)n. (prob. fr. √ rūṣ; cf. 2. rukṣa) rough, dry, arid, dreary, ŚBr. &c. &c.

Monier-Williams (1899) · रूक्ष

emaciated, thin, Suśr.

Monier-Williams (1899) · रूक्ष

rough to the taste, astringent, MBh.; Suśr.

Monier-Williams (1899) · रूक्ष

not greasy or oily (as food or medicine), Kathās.; Suśr.

Monier-Williams (1899) · रूक्ष

hard, harsh, unkind, cruel (as a person or speech), MBh.; Kāv. &c.

Monier-Williams (1899) · रूक्षा (linked stem)

rūkṣā (ā), f. Croton Polyandrum or Tiglium, L.

Alternative readings

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