As a Hindi name
चाय · feminine
tea (plant, beverage); cup of tea
Platts (p. 416) also records: Relating to four
Śabdasāgara also records: नेत्रगोचर · चतुर
a Hindi word of Persian origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Classical Persian چَای (čāy), ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
clever, shrewd
Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
1. cātura mfn. (fr. catur) drawn by 4 (a carriage), Pāṇ. iv, 2, 92, Kāś.
2. cātura mfn. (fr. 2. cat˚) clever, shrewd, L.
speaking kindly, flattering, L.
visible, L.
governing, L.
Alternative readings
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