लांछन
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लाञ्छन (lāñchana, “mark, stain”), which is from the root लाञ्छ् (lāñch) + -अन (-ana).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
लांछन • (lāñchan) m
- accusation
- a malicious remark at someone; a slander
- mark, stain, spot, an appellation
- लांछन लगाना ― lāñchan lagānā ― to accuse someone
Declension[edit]
Declension of लांछन (masc cons-stem)
References[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लांछन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “लांछन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
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