Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage 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).