लाट

See also: लूट and लोटा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lɑːʈ/, [läːʈ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Bengali লাট (laṭ), from English lord.

Noun

लाट • (lāṭ) m (Urdu spelling لاٹ)

1. (historical, British Raj) governor

   फ़ौजी लाट ― faujī lāṭ ― commander-in-chief (literally, “army-governor”)

Declension

Declension of लाट (masc cons-stem)

	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)

1. Alternative form of लाठ (lāṭh)

Declension

Declension of लाट (fem cons-stem)

	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

1. wave

   Synonym: तरंग (taraṅga) (a scientific term)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “लाट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• 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