लाट
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /lɑːʈ/, [läːʈ]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Bengali লাট (laṭ), from English lord.
Noun
लाट • (lāṭ) m (Urdu spelling لاٹ)
- (historical, British Raj) governor
- फ़ौजी लाट ― faujī lāṭ ― commander-in-chief (literally, “army-governor”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | लाट lāṭ |
लाट lāṭ |
| oblique | लाट lāṭ |
लाटों lāṭõ |
| vocative | लाट lāṭ |
लाटो lāṭo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लाट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1960) “Mutual Borrowing in Indo-Aryan”, in Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute[1], volume 20, number 1, Pune: Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, pages 50–62
Etymology 2
Noun
लाट • (lāṭ) f (Urdu spelling لاٹ)
- alternative form of लाठ (lāṭh)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | लाट lāṭ |
लाटें lāṭẽ |
| oblique | लाट lāṭ |
लाटों lāṭõ |
| vocative | लाट lāṭ |
लाटो lāṭo |
Descendants
- English: lat
Marathi
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laʈ/
Noun
लाट • (lāṭ) f
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “लाट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लाट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “लाट”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “laṣṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press