लहू-लुहान

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of लहू (lahū, “blood”).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

लहू-लुहान • (lahū-luhān) (Urdu spelling لَہو لُہان)

ensanguined, smeared with blood
bloodstained, bloody

Derived terms[edit]

लहू-लुहान करना (lahū-luhān karnā)
लहू-लुहान होना (lahū-luhān honā)

References[edit]

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लहू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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