रचना

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾət͡ʃ.nɑː/, [ɾɐt͡ʃ.näː]

From a passive derivative of Sanskrit रच् (rac) (attested as रचयति (racayati, “to fashion”)). Compare Nepali रच्नु (racnu), Punjabi ਰਚਣਾ (racṇā) / رَچݨا‎ (racṇā), Sindhi رَچَڻُ‎ / रचणु, Gujarati રચવું (racvũ), Marathi रचणे (racṇe).

रचना • (racnā) (ambitransitive, Urdu spelling رَچْنَا‎)

1. (intransitive):
   1. to be made, composed
   2. to be initiated
2. (transitive) Synonym of रचाना (racānā):
   1. to compose

      इसने बहुत मज़ेदार गाना रचा है।

      isne bahut mazedār gānā racā hai.

      He has composed a wonderful song.

   2. to stain
   3. to prepare, ready

      Synonym: तैयार करना (taiyār karnā)

   4. to arrange

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रचना • (racnā) f

1. work, creation (usually literary or artistic)
2. creating, composing
3. structure

   Synonym: निर्माण (nirmāṇ)

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The senses relating to dyeing are from Sanskrit रज्यते (rajyate, “to be dyed”), from the root रञ्ज् (rañj).

रचना • (racnā) (intransitive)

1. to be dyed, stained

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• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “रचना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*racyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “rajyatē¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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• IPA^(key): [rʌt͡sʌnä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: रचना

रचना • (racanā)

1. work, creation (usually literary or artistic)
2. creating, composing
3. structure

• रच्नु (racnu)