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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Hindi लोहू (lohū), from Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅 (lohia) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀉𑀓- (-uka-), from Sanskrit लोहित (lohita), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hráwdʰitas (“red”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”). Doublet of रोहू (rohū) < Sanskrit रोहित (rohita), from same Proto-Indo-European root. Cognate with Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬜𐬌𐬙𐬀 (raoiδita), English red, Bengali রুই (rui), Assamese ৰৌ (rou), Punjabi ਲਹੂ (lahū), Kalasha ḷúi, Khowar لیے (ley).
Pronunciation
Noun
लहू • (lahū) m (Urdu spelling لہو)
- blood
- Synonym: ख़ून (xūn)
Declension
Declension of लहू (masc ū-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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लहू
lahū
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लहू
lahū
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| oblique
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लहू
lahū
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लहुओं
lahuõ
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| vocative
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लहू
lahū
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लहुओ
lahuo
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References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “लहू”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “लहू”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “लहू”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लहू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press