लतख़ोर

Hindi

Etymology

From लात (lāt) +‎ -ख़ोर (-xor), literally eating kicks.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /lət̪.xoːɾ/, [lɐt̪.xoːɾ], /lət̪.kʰoːɾ/, [lɐt̪.kʰoːɾ]

Adjective

लतख़ोर • (latxor) (indeclinable)

  1. “worth being kicked”; despicable, mean, lowly, low-minded, unprincipled
    • 2006, शिव वचन चौबे, रुद्रगुफा का स्वामी [rudraguphā kā svāmī]‎[1], Rajkamal Prakashan:
      रामटहल लतखोर आदमी हैं। बिना लात खाये वे बात नहीं मानेंगे। मारना भी हम लोगों को ही पड़ेगा।
      rāmṭahal latkhor ādmī ha͠i. binā lāt khāye ve bāt nahī̃ māneṅge. mārnā bhī ham logõ ko hī paṛegā.
      Ramtahal is a mean person. He would not agree without getting a kick up the arse, and we only would have to do it.
  2. “used to being kicked”; lowly, loserly, pathetic
    • 2008, भवदेव पांडेय, स्वदेश के फ़िराक़ [svadeś ke firāq], Vani Prakashan, →ISBN, page 35:
      ऐसे बहुत से लतखोर और बेहया हैं कि इतना झुकने और गाली खाने के बाद भी अपनी बेइज्जती नहीं समझते।
      aise bahut se latkhor aur behyā ha͠i ki itnā jhukne aur gālī khāne ke bād bhī apnī beijjatī nahī̃ samajhte.
      There are so many loserly and shameless people who, even after being so oppressed and abused so much, do not take it as an insult.

Noun

लतख़ोर • (latxorm

  1. a person having the aforementioned qualities

Declension

Declension of लतख़ोर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct लतख़ोर
latxor
लतख़ोर
latxor
oblique लतख़ोर
latxor
लतख़ोरों
latxorõ
vocative लतख़ोर
latxor
लतख़ोरो
latxoro

References

  • Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “लतखोर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4253
  • लत-ख़ोर”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
  • Hardev Bahri (2010) Rajpal Advanced Learners Hindi English Dictionary, volume 2, Rajpal & Sons, →ISBN, page 1421