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Aruna

Aruna proper noun: son of Kashyapa by Vinata, charioteer of Surya.

aruna: son of Kashyapa by Vinata, charioteer of Surya
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Proper noun

Aruna (countable and uncountable, plural Arunas)

  1. (Hinduism) Son of Kashyapa by Vinata, charioteer of Surya.
  2. An apsara woman born to the sage Kashyapa and his wife Pradha.
  3. A female given name commonly used in India.

Aruna meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam

Aruna in Hindi

Hindu god of Dawn and charioteer of Sun
अरुण aruṇ
Female name
अरुणा aruṇā

Aruna in Tamil

Hindu god of Dawn and charioteer of Sun
அருணன் aruṇaṉ
Female name
அருணா aruṇā

Aruna in Telugu

Hindu god of Dawn and charioteer of Sun
అరుణుడు aruṇuḍu
Female name
అరుణ aruṇa

Aruna in Malayalam

Hindu god of Dawn and charioteer of Sun
അരുണൻ aruṇaṉ
Female name
അരുണ aruṇa
More languagesFewer languages
Aruna in Kannada
ಅರುಣ aruṇa
Aruna in Punjabi
ਅਰੁਣਾ aruṇā
Aruna in Gujarati
અરુણા aruṇā
Aruna in Odia
ଅରୁଣ aruṇa
Aruna in Sanskrit
अरुण aruṇa
Aruna in Nepali
अरुणा aruṇā

Forms of Aruna

pluralArunas
alternative formArun

Origin of Aruna

Borrowed from Sanskrit अरुण (aruṇa).

Questions about Aruna

What does Aruna mean?
Aruna means son of Kashyapa by Vinata, charioteer of Surya.
What is Aruna in Hindi?
Aruna in Hindi is अरुण (aruṇ), अरुणा (aruṇā). See Aruna meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Aruna?
Aruna is a proper noun.

Words near Aruna in the dictionary

  1. Arumpo
  2. arums
  3. Arumugam
  4. Arumugams
  5. Arun
  6. Aruna
  7. Arunachal Pradesh
  8. Arunachala
  9. Arundel
  10. Arundelian
  11. Arundhati

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