Aruna, Arun

In Sanskrit literartue, Aruṇā is a personal name, male or female associated with the red or reddish brown color and the sky hues at dawn. In Shaktism, Aruna, “she who is red in complexion”, applies to the Goddesses of accomplishments. There is one Apsara called Aruna in the Mahabharata.

In ancient Indian iconography, Aruna is the charioteer of Surya the sun-god.

In Khmer, Arun refers to dawn, morning, lit. "when the sun is red". Used in modern Khmer only for greetings, ie Arunaposa, good morning.