चारु

चारु

See also: चार, चोरी, चोर, चर्, चौर, चुर्, and चरा

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros, from *keh₂- (“to desire, to wish”). Cognate with Latin cārus and Latvian kārs.

Adjective

चारु • (cāru)

1. (√2. चन्) agreeable, approved, esteemed, beloved, endeared, (Lat.) चरुस्, dear (with dat. or loc. of the person)
2. pleasing, lovely, beautiful, pretty

Noun

चारु • (cāru) m

1. (music) a particular वासक (vāsaka)
2. Name of बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati)
3. Name of a son of कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa)
4. Name of a चक्र-वर्तिन् (cakra-vartin)

Noun

चारु • (cāru) n

1. (v.l. for वर) saffron
2. splendour
3. moonlight
4. intelligence
5. Name of कुबेर (kubera)'s wife

Descendants

• Telugu: చారువు (cāruvu)

References

• Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899