adjective, masculine, feminine · taruṇa 1 · taruṇa 2
young
Taruṇa (adjective) [Vedic taruṇa, cf. Greek τέρυς, τέρη'; Latin tener and perhaps tardus] 1. tender, of tender age, young; new, newly (°-) fresh. Especially applied to a young calf: M I 459 (in simile); °vaccha, °vacchaka, °vacchī: Vin I 193; Ja I 191; Dhp-a II 35; Vv-a 200. — Vin I 243 (fresh milk); D I 114 (Gotamo t. c'eva t.-paribbājako ca "a young man and only lately become a wanderer"); Pv-a 3, 46 (°janā), 62 (°putta); Abhidh-av 93, 121. 2. (masculine and neuter) the shoot of a plant, or a young plant Vin I 189 (tāla°); M I 432; Vism 361 (taruṇa-tāla).
(adjective) young; tender; new; fresh; (masculine) a young boy or man; (feminine) a young girl or woman
【形】 年輕的,嬌嫩的。【陽】 年輕人。~ṇī,【陰】 年輕女子, 年輕未婚女子。
(adj, adj) young; immature young, of tender age Construction: √tar + uṇa
(masc, masc) boy; young man; immature man young man Construction: √tar + uṇa
(adj, adj) tender; soft Construction: √tar + uṇa