As a Hindi name
वेणु · noun · masculine
बाँस · बाँस की बनी हुई वंशी · एक प्राचीन राजा का नाम । दे॰ 'वेण' — Śabdasāgara
वेणु · veṇu · s.m.
A bamboo — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1211
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a flute, fife, pipe, &c.
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Dictionary citations
veṇu or veṇu, m. (prob. connected with √ 1. ve) a bamboo, reed, cane, RV. &c. &c.
a flute, fife, pipe, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
N. of a deity of the Bodhi tree, Lalit.
of a king of the Yādavas, MBh.
of a son of Śata-jit, VP.
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