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Rāhu

Rāhu proper noun: the ascending lunar node. An asura and god of the solar eclipse.

Proper noun

Rāhu

  1. (Hinduism) The ascending lunar node. An asura and god of the solar eclipse.
    Synonyms:
    ☊
    Antonyms:
    Ketu
    1. (Hinduism, Tibetan) A supernatural being in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, particularly the Nyingma lineage. Usually depicted as dark blue in colour and having nine heads one of which is that of a raven. He has a face in his belly the mouth of which swallows up the moon or sun during eclipses. He is master of the nine planets and the god of solar and lunar eclipses.

Rāhu meaning in Hindi

Rāhu in Hindi

Rāhu, one of the Navagrahas, representing the ascending lunar node
राहु rāhu

Synonyms of Rāhu

  • ☊

Antonyms

Origin of Rāhu

Transliteration of Sanskrit राहु (rāhu).

Questions about Rāhu

What does Rāhu mean?
Rāhu means the ascending lunar node. An asura and god of the solar eclipse.
What is Rāhu in Hindi?
Rāhu in Hindi is राहु (rāhu). See Rāhu meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Rāhu?
Rāhu is a proper noun.

Words near Rāhu in the dictionary

  1. Rüppell's warbler
  2. Rüppell's warblers
  3. rāgam
  4. rāgams
  5. Rāgarāja
  6. Rāhu
  7. Rāma
  8. rāmen
  9. Rātana
  10. Răcari
  11. Răchiteni

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Rāhu (page history and authors); राहु (Hindi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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