वटु

{ vaṭuḥ }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : पुत्र, लड़का, बटु

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

वटु   &c. See बटु.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

वटुः [vaṭuḥ]   [वटति अल्पवस्त्रम्, वट्-उः [Uṇ.1.7] ]
A boy, lad, youth, stripling; oft. used like the English word 'chap' or 'fellow'; चपलोऽयं वटुः [Ś.2;] निवार्यतामालि किमप्ययं वटुः पुनर्विवक्षुः स्फुरितोत्तराधरः [Ku.5.83;] cf. बटु also.
A religious student or Brahmachārin q. v.

Shabda-Sagara

वटु  m.  ( -टुः)
1. The Brahmachāri or religious student, after his investi- ture with the sacred thread.
2. A lad, a youth in general.
3. A flower, (Bignonia Indica.)
E. वट् to surround, (with the string, &c.) or to speak, उ Unādi aff.

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