लघिमा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लघिमन् (laghiman).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /lə.ɡʱɪ.mɑː/, [lɐ.ɡʱɪ.mäː]

Noun

लघिमा • (laghimā) f

1. lightness, levity
2. (yoga) one of the eight siddhis.

Declension

Declension of लघिमा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लघिमा laghimā	लघिमाएँ laghimāẽ
oblique	लघिमा laghimā	लघिमाओं laghimāõ
vocative	लघिमा laghimā	लघिमाओ laghimāo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “लघिमा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4241
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “लघिमा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 664