Etymology

reh

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Today it means: The Arabic letter ر. Full definition →

Hindi रेह ← Sanskrit रेणु
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromरेणु“grain of salt, dust, powder”
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromरेह“salt marsh”
  3. English todayreh

From Hindi रेह (reh, “salt marsh”); compare Sanskrit रेणु (reṇu, “grain of salt, dust, powder”).

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