adjective charming, desirable pleasant, beautiful Ja.vi.481; Mil.201; Sdhp.428, Sdhp.512; Vv-a.36 (= vaggu), sucāru SN.i.181; Pv.ii.12#12 (= suṭṭhumanorama).

• -dassana lovely to behold Snp.548; Ja.vi.449 (expl. on p. Ja.vi.450 as: cāru vuccati suvaṇṇaṃ = suvaṇṇadassana), Ja.vi.579; f.
• -ī Pv.iii.6#14.

Vedic cāru & cāyu to; *qe-*qā, as in kāma, Lat. carus, etc., see under kāma