rohu

• rahu

From Hindi रोहू (rohū), from Sanskrit रोहित (rohita, “reddish”), due to the reddish tint of the fish's fins.

rohu (plural rohus)

1. A freshwater fish, Labeo rohita, of the carp family, found throughout Asia. [from 19th c.]
   • 1969, Joseph Jacobs, Indian Fairy Tales, page 53:

     “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.”

   • 2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee:

     He caught a Rahu fish weighing around three kilos, and brought home a pair of pigeons for his wife to cook.

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• IPA^(key): [ˈroɦu]

rohu

1. genitive/dative/vocative/locative singular of roh

rohu

1. genitive singular of rohi