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rahu

rahu is the alternative form of rohu.

Meaning of rohu

Noun

rohu (plural rohus)

  1. A freshwater fish, Labeo rohita, of the carp family, found throughout Asia.
    • “Well,” said the fakir, “when you come to the Bhagirathi river you will see a big fish, a Rohu; and you must get him to carry you to Prince Majnun's country, or you will never reach it.”1969, Joseph Jacobs, Indian Fairy Tales, page 53

Proper noun capitalized: Rahu

Rahu

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of Rāhu.

Questions about rahu

What is rahu the alternative form of?
Rahu is the alternative form of rohu.
What part of speech is rahu?
Rahu is a proper noun.

Words near rahu in the dictionary

  1. Rahnerian
  2. Rahns
  3. rahoonery
  4. RAHOWA
  5. rahs
  6. rahu
  7. rahui
  8. rahuis
  9. Rahul
  10. Rahula
  11. Rahuria

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rahu (page history and authors); Rahu (page history and authors); rohu (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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