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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hragʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hlagʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐλαχύς (elakhús), Latin levis, English light.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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रघु (raghú) stem

  1. fleet, rapid
  2. light, fickle
Declension
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Masculine u-stem declension of रघु (raghú)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative रघुः
raghúḥ
रघू
raghū́
रघवः
raghávaḥ
Vocative रघो
rágho
रघू
rághū
रघवः
rághavaḥ
Accusative रघुम्
raghúm
रघू
raghū́
रघून्
raghū́n
Instrumental रघुणा / रघ्वा¹
raghúṇā / raghvā́¹
रघुभ्याम्
raghúbhyām
रघुभिः
raghúbhiḥ
Dative रघवे / रघ्वे¹
ragháve / raghvé¹
रघुभ्याम्
raghúbhyām
रघुभ्यः
raghúbhyaḥ
Ablative रघोः / रघ्वः¹
raghóḥ / raghváḥ¹
रघुभ्याम्
raghúbhyām
रघुभ्यः
raghúbhyaḥ
Genitive रघोः / रघ्वः¹
raghóḥ / raghváḥ¹
रघ्वोः
raghvóḥ
रघूणाम्
raghūṇā́m
Locative रघौ
raghaú
रघ्वोः
raghvóḥ
रघुषु
raghúṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ī-stem declension of रघ्वी (raghvī́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative रघ्वी
raghvī́
रघ्व्यौ / रघ्वी¹
raghvyaù / raghvī́¹
रघ्व्यः / रघ्वीः¹
raghvyàḥ / raghvī́ḥ¹
Vocative रघ्वि
rághvi
रघ्व्यौ / रघ्वी¹
rághvyau / rághvī¹
रघ्व्यः / रघ्वीः¹
rághvyaḥ / rághvīḥ¹
Accusative रघ्वीम्
raghvī́m
रघ्व्यौ / रघ्वी¹
raghvyaù / raghvī́¹
रघ्वीः
raghvī́ḥ
Instrumental रघ्व्या
raghvyā́
रघ्वीभ्याम्
raghvī́bhyām
रघ्वीभिः
raghvī́bhiḥ
Dative रघ्व्यै
raghvyaí
रघ्वीभ्याम्
raghvī́bhyām
रघ्वीभ्यः
raghvī́bhyaḥ
Ablative रघ्व्याः / रघ्व्यै²
raghvyā́ḥ / raghvyaí²
रघ्वीभ्याम्
raghvī́bhyām
रघ्वीभ्यः
raghvī́bhyaḥ
Genitive रघ्व्याः / रघ्व्यै²
raghvyā́ḥ / raghvyaí²
रघ्व्योः
raghvyóḥ
रघ्वीणाम्
raghvī́ṇām
Locative रघ्व्याम्
raghvyā́m
रघ्व्योः
raghvyóḥ
रघ्वीषु
raghvī́ṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter u-stem declension of रघु (raghú)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative रघु
raghú
रघुणी
raghúṇī
रघूणि / रघु¹ / रघू¹
raghū́ṇi / raghú¹ / raghū́¹
Vocative रघु / रघो
rághu / rágho
रघुणी
rághuṇī
रघूणि / रघु¹ / रघू¹
rághūṇi / rághu¹ / rághū¹
Accusative रघु
raghú
रघुणी
raghúṇī
रघूणि / रघु¹ / रघू¹
raghū́ṇi / raghú¹ / raghū́¹
Instrumental रघुणा / रघ्वा¹
raghúṇā / raghvā́¹
रघुभ्याम्
raghúbhyām
रघुभिः
raghúbhiḥ
Dative रघुणे / रघवे¹ / रघ्वे¹
raghúṇe / ragháve¹ / raghvé¹
रघुभ्याम्
raghúbhyām
रघुभ्यः
raghúbhyaḥ
Ablative रघुणः / रघोः¹ / रघ्वः¹
raghúṇaḥ / raghóḥ¹ / raghváḥ¹
रघुभ्याम्
raghúbhyām
रघुभ्यः
raghúbhyaḥ
Genitive रघुणः / रघोः¹ / रघ्वः¹
raghúṇaḥ / raghóḥ¹ / raghváḥ¹
रघुणोः
raghúṇoḥ
रघूणाम्
raghūṇā́m
Locative रघुणि / रघौ¹
raghúṇi / raghaú¹
रघुणोः
raghúṇoḥ
रघुषु
raghúṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

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रघु (raghú) stemm

  1. a racer
Declension
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Masculine u-stem declension of रघु (raghú)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative रघुः
raghúḥ
रघू
raghū́
रघवः
raghávaḥ
Vocative रघो
rágho
रघू
rághū
रघवः
rághavaḥ
Accusative रघुम्
raghúm
रघू
raghū́
रघून्
raghū́n
Instrumental रघुणा / रघ्वा¹
raghúṇā / raghvā́¹
रघुभ्याम्
raghúbhyām
रघुभिः
raghúbhiḥ
Dative रघवे / रघ्वे¹
ragháve / raghvé¹
रघुभ्याम्
raghúbhyām
रघुभ्यः
raghúbhyaḥ
Ablative रघोः / रघ्वः¹
raghóḥ / raghváḥ¹
रघुभ्याम्
raghúbhyām
रघुभ्यः
raghúbhyaḥ
Genitive रघोः / रघ्वः¹
raghóḥ / raghváḥ¹
रघ्वोः
raghvóḥ
रघूणाम्
raghūṇā́m
Locative रघौ
raghaú
रघ्वोः
raghvóḥ
रघुषु
raghúṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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रघु (raghú) stemm

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Raghu, famously held by:
    1. Raghu, grandfather of Dasharatha of the Ramayana
    2. a son of Gautama Buddha
    3. various authors
  2. the poem रघुवंश (raghuvaṃśa)
Declension
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Masculine u-stem declension of रघु (raghú)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative रघुः
raghúḥ
रघू
raghū́
रघवः
raghávaḥ
Vocative रघो
rágho
रघू
rághū
रघवः
rághavaḥ
Accusative रघुम्
raghúm
रघू
raghū́
रघून्
raghū́n
Instrumental रघुणा / रघ्वा¹
raghúṇā / raghvā́¹
रघुभ्याम्
raghúbhyām
रघुभिः
raghúbhiḥ
Dative रघवे / रघ्वे¹
ragháve / raghvé¹
रघुभ्याम्
raghúbhyām
रघुभ्यः
raghúbhyaḥ
Ablative रघोः / रघ्वः¹
raghóḥ / raghváḥ¹
रघुभ्याम्
raghúbhyām
रघुभ्यः
raghúbhyaḥ
Genitive रघोः / रघ्वः¹
raghóḥ / raghváḥ¹
रघ्वोः
raghvóḥ
रघूणाम्
raghūṇā́m
Locative रघौ
raghaú
रघ्वोः
raghvóḥ
रघुषु
raghúṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Borrowed terms
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  • Telugu: రఘువు (raghuvu)
Derived terms
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References

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