रोहित

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-. Compare Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬜𐬌𐬙𐬀‎ (raoiδita). See also लोहित (lohita), and लोह (loha) for etymological information.

Pronunciation

Noun

रोहित • (róhita) m

  1. red mare
  2. a kind of deer
  3. a fish, Cyprinus rohitaka
  4. a tree, Andersonia rohitaka
  5. A male given name

Adjective

रोहित • (róhita)

  1. red

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 890
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