सखि

{ sakhi }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

सखि  m.  m. (strong cases nom. स॑खा pl. स॑खायः; acc. sg. स॑खायम्; gen. abl. स॑ख्युस्; other cases regularly from सखि) a friend, assistant, companion, [RV.] &c. &c.
the husband of the wife's sister, brother-in-law, [Gal.]
सखि   [ cf. Lat. socius.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

सखि [sakhi]  m. m. [सह समानं ख्यायते नि˚ [Uṇ.4.136] ] (nom. सखा, सखायौ, सखायः; acc. सखायम्, सखायौ, सख्युः gen sing.; सख्यौ loc. sing.) A friend, companion, an associate; तस्मात् सखा त्वमसि यन्मम तत्तवैव [U.5.1;] सखीनिव प्रीतियुजोऽनुजीविनः [Ki. 1.1.] (At the end of comp. सखि is changed to सख; वनितासखानाम् [Ku.1.1;] सचिवसखः [R.4.87;1.48;12.9;] [Bk.1.1.] )

Shabda-Sagara

सखि  m.  ( सखा)
1. A friend.
2. An associate, a companion.
 f.  ( -खी) A woman's female friend or companion, a confidante, &c.
E. स for समान all, (the world,) ख्या to celebrate, aff. इन्, and ङीष् fem. aff.; the masc. noun is irregularly inflected. At the end of compounds सखि is changed to सख .

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स समान ख्या इन् ङीष् सखि सख .