चटु

{ caṭuḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

चटु  mn.  mn. ( [L.]; √ चट्, [Uṇ.]; g. सिध्मा-दि), kind or flattering words, amorous chattering (of birds), [Śiś. iv, 6]; [Bālar.]
the belly, [L.]
a devotional posture among ascetics, [L.]
चटु  m.  m. a scream, screech, [W.]
चाटु    cf., चारु.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

चटुः [caṭuḥ] टु [ṭu]   टु n. [ट उन्]
Kind or flattering words; छायां निजस्त्रीचटुलालसानाम् [Śi.4.6;] see चाटु.
A scream.
A devotional posture among ascetics.
-टुः   The belly.

Shabda-Sagara

चटु  mn.  ( -टुः-टु)
1. Scream, screech.
2. Kind or agreeable discourse.
 m.  ( -टुः)
1. The belly.
2. A posture of devotion amongst ascetics.
E. चट् to break, &c, Unadi affix उन्; also चाटु.

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चट् उन्; चाटु