लाठ
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 • (lāṭh) f (Urdu spelling لاٹھ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | लाठ lāṭh |
लाठें lāṭhẽ |
| oblique | लाठ lāṭh |
लाठों lāṭhõ |
| vocative | लाठ lāṭh |
लाठो lāṭho |
Alternative forms
- लाट (lāṭ)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लाठ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ 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
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “laṣṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press