Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu Scripts मधु (Hindi, Marathi), மது (Tamil), മധു (Malayalam), ಮಧು (Kannada), మధు (Telugu) Meaning & History From Sanskrit मधु (madhu) meaning "sweet, honey". This is another name of Chaitra, the first month of the Hindu year (which occurs in March and April).