रक्सी

Nepali

Raksi distillery in Nepal.

Etymology

From Tibetan རག་ཤི (rag shi).

Pronunciation

  • (Kathmandu) IPA(key): /ˈrɒksi/

Noun

रक्सी (raksī), pronounced रक्सि (raksi)

  1. raksi (traditional distilled alcoholic beverage in Nepal and Tibet)
    रक्सी खानु सट्टा, मासु खानोस्।
    raksī khānu saṭṭā, māsu khānos.
    Instead of drinking raksi, please eat some meat.
  2. alcoholic beverage in general
    श्रीमतीसँग बाचा हालेँ अब रक्सी खान्न।
    śrīmatīsãga bācā hālẽ aba raksī khānna.
    I promised my wife that from now on I won't drink liquor.
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