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Kaushal
कौशलSay it KOW-shul
- Meaning today
- Skill, clever
- Original meaning
- "skilfulness, cleverness; welfare, well-being, prosperity" Monier-Williams, p. 317
- Say it
- KOW-shul
- Written
- कौशल
- Other spellings
- Koushal
Kaushal
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Kaushal meaning
Kaushal (कौशल) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Skilfulness, cleverness; welfare, well-being, prosperity
Also used to mean: skill
Kaushal (कौशल) is Sanskrit kauśala, the noun from kuśala, "skilful, well". Monier-Williams gives it two groups of senses: welfare, well-being, good fortune and prosperity, and skilfulness, cleverness and experience. In Hindi kaushal is the everyday word for skill, as in "kaushal vikas", skill development. Name lists give "skill" and "clever", which match the dictionary. Koushal is an alternative spelling.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 317 · entry kauśala · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, kauśala, p. 317 · Wikipedia, Kaushal
Fits your syllable
First sound कौ
Punarvasu nakshatra, pada 2 · Mithun rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is को, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Kaushal · Koushal