लट्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

See लट (laṭa). Ultimate origin unknown.

Pronunciation

Root

लट् • (laṭ)

  1. to be like a child, immature, childish
  2. to cry, sob
  3. to be foolish
  4. ? to steal

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “लट्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 895, column 2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume III, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 435-436