लता

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Noun

लता • (latā) stem, f

1. a creeper, any creeping or winding plant or twining tendril Mn. MBh. &c.
2. musk-creeper L.
3. a slender woman, any woman Naish. Tantras.
4. the thong or lash of a whip, whip Pañcat. Suṡr.
5. a string of pearls VarBṛS.

Descendants

• Khmer: លតា (lea’daa)
• Telugu: లత (lata)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “लता”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0895.