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Rahula

Rahula proper noun: the son of Gautama Buddha.

Proper noun

Rahula

  1. The son of Gautama Buddha.

Rahula meaning in Sinhala, Thai, Vietnamese and Myanmar

Rahula in Sinhala

son of Gautama Buddha
රාහුල rāhula

Rahula in Thai

son of Gautama Buddha
พระราหุล

Rahula in Vietnamese

son of Gautama Buddha
La-hầu-la

Rahula in Myanmar

son of Gautama Buddha
ရာဟုလာ rahu.la, ရာဟုလာထေရ် rahu.lahter

Origin of Rahula

Transliteration of Sanskrit राहुल (rāhula) or Pali Rāhula.

Questions about Rahula

What does Rahula mean?
Rahula means the son of Gautama Buddha.
What is Rahula in Sinhala?
Rahula in Sinhala is රාහුල (rāhula). See Rahula meaning in Sinhala.
What part of speech is Rahula?
Rahula is a proper noun.

Words near Rahula in the dictionary

  1. rahs
  2. rahu
  3. rahui
  4. rahuis
  5. Rahul
  6. Rahula
  7. Rahuria
  8. Rahway
  9. rai
  10. Rai Bahadur
  11. Rai Bahadurs

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