ललित
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ललित (lalita).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /lə.lɪt̪/, [lɐ.lɪt̪]
Adjective
ललित • (lalit) (indeclinable)
- beautiful, lovely, graceful
- wished for, attractive
Derived terms
Related terms
Proper noun
ललित • (lalit) m
- (Indian classical music) a raga, played during the 4th prahara of the night or throughout the चतुर्मास, in the Purvi thaat
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ललित”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ললিত (Assamese script)
- ᬮᬮᬶᬢ (Balinese script)
- ললিত (Bengali script)
- 𑰩𑰩𑰰𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀮𑀮𑀺𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- လလိတ (Burmese script)
- લલિત (Gujarati script)
- ਲਲਿਤ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤 (Grantha script)
- ꦭꦭꦶꦠ (Javanese script)
- 𑂪𑂪𑂱𑂞 (Kaithi script)
- ಲಲಿತ (Kannada script)
- លលិត (Khmer script)
- ລລິຕ (Lao script)
- ലലിത (Malayalam script)
- ᠯᠠᠯᡳᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘩𑘩𑘱𑘝 (Modi script)
- ᠯᠠᠯᠢᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧉𑧉𑧒𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐮𑐮𑐶𑐟 (Newa script)
- ଲଲିତ (Odia script)
- ꢭꢭꢶꢡ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆬𑆬𑆴𑆠 (Sharada script)
- 𑖩𑖩𑖰𑖝 (Siddham script)
- ලලිත (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩽𑩽𑩑𑩫 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚥𑚥𑚮𑚙 (Takri script)
- லலித (Tamil script)
- లలిత (Telugu script)
- ลลิต (Thai script)
- ལ་ལི་ཏ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒪𑒪𑒱𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨬𑨬𑨁𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /lɐ.li.tɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /l̪ɐ.l̪i.t̪ɐ/
Adjective
ललित • (lalita) stem (root लल्)
- sported, played, playing, wanton, amorous, voluptuous.
- artless, innocent, soft, gentle, charming, lovely.
- wished for, desired.
- quivering, tremulous.
Derived terms
- लालित्य (lālitya)
Proper noun
ललित • (lalita) stem, ?
- name of Durga
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “ललित”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0897.