As a Hindi name
पेरु · noun · masculine
सागर । समुद्र · सूर्य · अग्नि । आग — Śabdasāgara
पेरु · peru · s.m.
The ocean — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 298
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the sun
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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. peru mfn. drinking, VS. (Mahīdh.; perhaps rather = 3. peru)
(peru), thirsty (?), TS.
peru m. (only L.) the sun
fire
the ocean
Alternative readings
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