Rakh

Dothraki

Etymology 1

From Proto-Plains rax (“lamb”).

Source

Coined by George R. R. Martin in the book A Game of Thrones.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrax/

Noun

rakh (nominative, animate)

1. boy

   Rakh! Rakh! Rakh haj!

   A boy! A boy! A strong boy!

   -Dosh Khaleen (A Game of Thrones)

Inflection

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rakh	rakhi
Accusative	rakhes	rakhis
Genitive	rakhi
Allative	rakhaan	rakhea
Ablative	rakhoon	rakhoa

Etymology 2

From Proto-Plains rax (“lamb”).

Source

Coined by George R. R. Martin in the book A Game of Thrones.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrax/

Noun

rakh (nominative/accusative, inanimate)

1. lamb (archaic; see rakhi)

Inflection

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rakh
Accusative	rakh
Genitive	rakhi
Allative	rakhaan
Ablative	rakhoon

Creation and Usage Notes

I was never very comfortable with this word meaning both "boy" and "lamb", so I made "boy" into an animate and left "lamb" as inanimate and archaic, with the more modern word for "lamb" being the diminutive rakhi. While it made etymological sense to extend the meaning of "lamb" to "boy", it didn't make sense that the Dothraki would derisively refer to the Lhazareen as haesh rakhi and have that translated as "Lamb Men". I hope what I did works for the fans of the book series.