Rishikesh

R1I1S1H4I1K5E1S1H4

proper noun

A city in Uttarakhand, India.

OriginHindi ऋषिकेश →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Uttarakhand, India.
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    While I've gazed at the sky from my sleeping bag on isolated mountaintops in Montana and southern beaches of Mexico and seen a jazillion stars basking in the peace of the evening, only in Rishikesh do the jazillion merge upon another bajillion jazillion and seem to lay overhead thick as glittering ceiling tiles.

    2016, Claire Krulikowski, Moonlight on the Ganga

Origin

  1. Hindiऋषिकेश
  2. EnglishRishikesh

Borrowed from Hindi ऋषिकेश (ŕṣikeś).

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APA

Rishikesh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rishikesh

MLA

“Rishikesh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rishikesh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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