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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

rohan

English answer:

to ascend; Origin Hindi/Sanskrit; also name of a tree in Hindi

Added to glossary by Balasubramaniam L.
Aug 23, 2006 03:26
17 yrs ago
English term

rohan

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Would anybody know if "rohan" is a word (rather than a proper name) with a meaning in any language? Thanks.
Responses
4 +2 to rise, to climb, to attain great heights
4 a country in Lord of the Rings
4 RohanFictinal place in Middle-Earth / family name from Brittany
3 red-haired
3 rushing
1 sandalwood

Discussion

Kirill Semenov Aug 23, 2006:
Looks like a pure and silly guessing to me, without any additional context. In my place, the word is a brand of beer, so what? Ramona, please tell us where you have seen the word, in which context, etc., otherwise it's just a waste of time.
ErichEko ⟹⭐ Aug 23, 2006:
/Tagalog...
ErichEko ⟹⭐ Aug 23, 2006:
People names usually have meaning. Like 'Ali' means 'high or noble' in Arabic. In google, I found a Jew, an Indian, and an Indonesian named "rohan". So, this word may come from languages used by these people (Hebrew/Arabic, Urdu/Farsi, Malay/Indonesian

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+2
3 hrs
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to rise, to climb, to attain great heights

Rohan (रोहण) is a Hindi/Sanskrit word with the above meanings.

It is also a popular male name in India.

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In Hindi, rohan is also the name of a tree. Unfortunately I am not able to find the scientific name of the tree. I will post it here if I can find it.

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I found this scientific name for the rohan tree in one reference:

Mallotus philippinensis

In one web reference, this tree has the English name of Monkey Face Tree.

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Sarah Downing (http://www.proz.com/pro/21351) has sent me another reference for this tree:

Main Entry:rohun
Variant: also rohan
Function:noun
Inflected Form:-s
Etymology:Hindi roha*, from Sanskrit roha*a

: an East Indian tree (Soymida febrifuga) of the family
Meliaceae having hard durable wood and tonic bark
Peer comment(s):
agree Sarah Downing : I can't really talk for the Hindi bit, seeing as I don't speak Hindi, but I guess I should agree with the tree bit;-)
2 hrs
Thank you.
agree Alfa Trans (X)
4 hrs
Thank you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you, Balasubramanian, for all that info!"
14 mins

a country in Lord of the Rings

That's the only explanation I know, anyway.
Peer comment(s):
neutral ErichEko ⟹⭐ : Then, it's a proper name! Ramona asks if 'rohan' is a word of any language.
2 mins
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14 mins

RohanFictinal place in Middle-Earth / family name from Brittany

# Rohan, originally Rochand, is a fictional location from J. R. R. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohan

# The house of Rohan was a family of viscounts, later dukes and princes, coming from the locality of Rohan in Brittany, descending from the viscounts of Porhoët and said to trace back to the legendary Conan Meriadoc. Through the Porhoët, the Rohan were related to the Dukes of Brittany, with whom the family intermingled again in after its inception. They developed ties with the French and English royal houses as well, and played an important role in French and European history.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohan_(family)

# Rohan is a commune of France, in the Morbihan département in the région of Brittany.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohan_(commune)
Peer comment(s):
neutral ErichEko ⟹⭐ : Same comment as the one for Sophia; can 'rohan' be a word (verb, noun, adj.) of any language?
2 mins
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3 hrs

sandalwood

in Hindi
according to http://123-baby-names.com/origin_meaning_Rohan.html


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on the other hand here http://www.baby-boy-names.org/r/rohan.htm they claim it means 'ascending'

Peer comment(s):
neutral Balasubramaniam L. : Regarding the first meaning, your reference has confused it with another similar Hindi word rogan (रोगन). The second meaning is nearer teh mark, though.
12 mins
Thanks - as you can see from the confidence level this is a pure guess :-))
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4 hrs

red-haired

Baby Name Rohan - Origin and Meaning of Rohan
Origin, meaning and pronunciation of the boy baby name Rohan.
www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Rohan - 9k - Cached - Similar pages

I also found the references to sandalwood, but this seems more likely to me, especially as it is more common in Ireland than elsewhere.

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7 hrs

rushing

It means: he/she is rushing (...to catch the train / or else) in Hungarian.
To rush: rohanni
Highly irrelevant I know, but you asked. :-)
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