Rahu

See also: rahu and Rāhu

English

Etymology

Sanskrit राहु (rāhú)

Proper noun

Rahu

  1. (Hinduism) A snake that swallows the sun or the moon, causing eclipses. He is depicted in art as a dragon with no body, riding a chariot drawn by eight black horses. Rahu is also one of the navagrahas (nine planets) in Vedic astrology.

Further reading

Anagrams

Estonian

Proper noun

Rahu

  1. A surname​.
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