Aruna

See also: aruna and aruñá

English

Aruna, driving the chariot of the sun god Surya

Alternative forms

• Arun

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अरुण (aruṇa).

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.

Translations

Hindu god of Dawn and charioteer of Sun

• Hindi: अरुण (hi) m (aruṇ)
• Malayalam: അരുണൻ (ml) (aruṇaṉ)
• Odia: ଅରୁଣ (aruṇa)
• Russian: Аруна́ m (Aruná)
• Sanskrit: अरुण (sa) (aruṇa)
• Tamil: அருணன் (ta) (aruṇaṉ)
• Telugu: అరుణుడు (te) (aruṇuḍu)

Female name

• Gujarati: અરુણા (aruṇā)
• Hindi: अरुणा (hi) (aruṇā)
• Kannada: ಅರುಣ (kn) (aruṇa)
• Malayalam: അരുണ (ml) (aruṇa)
• Nepali: अरुणा (aruṇā)
• Punjabi: ਅਰੁਣਾ (aruṇā)
• Tamil: அருணா (ta) (aruṇā)
• Telugu: అరుణ (te) (aruṇa)

See also

• Arjuna
• Arun

References

• Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, pp. 55-56.

Anagrams

• Ranua, ruana