लता
Sanskrit
Etymology
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Noun
लता • (latā) stem, f
- a creeper, any creeping or winding plant or twining tendril Mn. MBh. &c.
- musk-creeper L.
- a slender woman, any woman Naish. Tantras.
- the thong or lash of a whip, whip Pañcat. Suṡr.
- a string of pearls VarBṛS.
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “लता”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0895.