कैरव m. (
-वः)
1. A rogue, a cheat.
2. An enemy.
f. (
-वी) Moonlight.
n. (
वं)
1. The white esculent water lily.
2. Fraud, trick.
E. केरव here said to mean, a goose, from
के in water, and
रु to sound,
with
अप् affix; again,
अण् affix, liked by the geese; or
किरव a cheat, &c. or
कैरव a lotus, and
अण् affix, implying identity or resemblance.