लंबा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- लम्बा (lambā)
- लाँबा (lāmbā)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit लंब (laṃba) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) without cluster simplification—for which compare लाँबा (lāmbā) and लाँब (lāmb)—, from Sanskrit लम्ब (lamba). Cognate with Marathi लांब (lāmba).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ləm.bɑː/, [lɐ̃m.bäː]
Adjective
लंबा • (lambā) (Urdu spelling لمبا)
- tall (of people)
- long (of objects, duration, etc)
- Antonym: छोटा (choṭā)
- expanded, great, large
- spacious, capacious
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | लंबा lambā |
लंबे lambe |
लंबी lambī |
लंबी lambī |
| oblique | लंबे lambe |
लंबे lambe |
लंबी lambī |
लंबी lambī |
| vocative | लंबे lambe |
लंबे lambe |
लंबी lambī |
लंबी lambī |
Related terms
Descendants
- → Burmese: လံဗား (lamba:)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “लंबा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लंबा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press