लहू

See also: लोह, लोहा, and लोहू

Hindi

Alternative forms

• लोहू (lohū)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi लोहू (lohū), from Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅 (lohia), 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 لۓى (léei).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lə.ɦuː/, [lɐ.ɦuː]

Noun

लहू • (lahū) m (Urdu spelling لہو)

1. blood

   Synonym: ख़ून (xūn)

Declension

Declension of लहू (masc ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लहू lahū	लहू lahū
oblique	लहू lahū	लहुओं lahuõ
vocative	लहू lahū	लहुओ lahuo

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 [Varanasi]: 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