लाठ

See also: लठ and लाठी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (laṭṭhi), from Prakrit [script needed] (*laṣṭi), perhaps from a portmanteau of Sanskrit लकुट (lakuṭa, a club) + यष्टि (yaṣṭi, (memorial) pillar).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /lɑːʈʰ/, [läːʈʰ]

Noun

लाठ • (lāṭhf (Urdu spelling لاٹھ)

  1. pillar, column
    Synonym: स्तंभ (stambh)
  2. minaret
    Synonym: मीनार (mīnār)
  3. axle; pole

Declension

Declension of लाठ (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct लाठ
lāṭh
लाठें
lāṭhẽ
oblique लाठ
lāṭh
लाठों
lāṭhõ
vocative लाठ
lāṭh
लाठो
lāṭho

Alternative forms

References

  1. ^ Salomon, R. (1998). Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages. United States: Oxford University Press, USA, p. 17
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “laṣṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press