चारु

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

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