Save Gender Masculine Usage Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Marathi, Kannada Scripts कुशल(Hindi, Marathi) কুশল(Bengali, Assamese) Pronounced Pron. [kʊ.ʃəl](Hindi) [ku.ɕəl̪](Bengali) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Sanskrit कुशल (kuśala) meaning "skilled, experienced" or "clever, intelligent". This is also an epithet of the Hindu god Shiva 1.