রুই

Bengali

Alternative forms

• রৌ (rōu), রহু (rohu)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅 (rohia), from Sanskrit रोहित (rohita, literally “red”), named such due to the reddish fins and overtone of the scales.

Cognates

• Assamese ৰৌ (rou)
• Bhojpuri रोहू (rōhū)
• Gujarati રોહુ (rohu)
• Hindi रोहू (rohū), रेहू (rehū)
• Marathi रोही (rohī)
• Odia ରୋହି (rohi), ରୋଇ (roi), ରୁଇ (rui)
• Sylheti ꠞꠃ (rou)

Noun

রুই • (rui)

1. rohu fish, Labeo rohita

Inflection

Animate

Inflection of রুই
nominative	রুই rui
objective	রুইকে ruike
genitive	রুইর ruir
	Indefinite forms
nominative	রুই rui
objective	রুইকে ruike
genitive	রুইর ruir
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	রুইটা, রুইটি ruiṭa (colloquial), ruiṭi (formal)		রুইরা ruira
objective	রুইটাকে, রুইটিকে ruiṭake (colloquial), ruiṭike (formal)		রুইদের(কে) ruider(ke)
genitive	রুইটার, রুইটির ruiṭar (colloquial), ruiṭir (formal)		রুইদের ruider
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Inanimate

Inflection of রুই
nominative	রুই rui
objective	রুই / রুইকে rui (semantically general or indefinite) / ruike (semantically definite)
genitive	রুইর ruir
locative	রুইতে ruite
	Indefinite forms
nominative	রুই rui
objective	রুই / রুইকে rui (semantically general or indefinite) / ruike (semantically definite)
genitive	রুইর ruir
locative	রুইতে ruite
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	রুইটা , রুইটি ruiṭa (colloquial), ruiṭi (formal)		রুইগুলা, রুইগুলো ruigula (colloquial), ruigulo (formal)
objective	রুইটা, রুইটি ruiṭa (colloquial), ruiṭi (formal)		রুইগুলা, রুইগুলো ruigula (colloquial), ruigulo (formal)
genitive	রুইটার, রুইটির ruiṭar (colloquial), ruiṭir (formal)		রুইগুলার, রুইগুলোর ruigular (colloquial), ruigulor (formal)
locative	রুইটাতে / রুইটায়, রুইটিতে ruiṭate / ruiṭay (colloquial), ruiṭite (formal)		রুইগুলাতে / রুইগুলায়, রুইগুলোতে ruigulate / ruigulay (colloquial), ruigulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• বনরুই (bônrui, “pangolin”)