ललित

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ललित (lalita).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /lə.lɪt̪/, [lɐ.lɪt̪]

Adjective

ललित • (lalit) (indeclinable)

1. beautiful, lovely, graceful
2. wished for, attractive

Derived terms

• ललित कला (lalit kalā, “fine arts”)

Related terms

• लालित्य (lālitya, “elegance”)
• लालच (lālac, “greed”)

Proper noun

ललित • (lalit) m

1. (Indian classical music) a raga, played during the 4th prahara of the night or throughout the चतुर्मास, in the Purvi thaat

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ललित”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ললিত (Assamese script)
• ᬮᬮᬶᬢ (Balinese script)
• ললিত (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰩𑰰𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀮𑀺𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• လလိတ (Burmese script)
• લલિત (Gujarati script)
• ਲਲਿਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦭꦭꦶꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂪𑂪𑂱𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಲಲಿತ (Kannada script)
• លលិត (Khmer script)
• ລລິຕ (Lao script)
• ലലിത (Malayalam script)
• ᠯᠠᠯᡳᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘩𑘩𑘱𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠠᠯᠢᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧉𑧉𑧒𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑐮𑐶𑐟 (Newa script)
• ଲଲିତ (Odia script)
• ꢭꢭꢶꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆬𑆴𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖩𑖰𑖝 (Siddham script)
• ලලිත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩽𑩽𑩑𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚥𑚥𑚮𑚙 (Takri script)
• லலித (Tamil script)
• లలిత (Telugu script)
• ลลิต (Thai script)
• ལ་ལི་ཏ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒪𑒱𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨬𑨬𑨁𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

लल् (lal) +‎ -इत (-ita).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐ.li.tɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /l̪ɐ.l̪i.t̪ɐ/

Adjective

ललित • (lalita) stem (root लल्)

1. sported, played, playing, wanton, amorous, voluptuous.
2. artless, innocent, soft, gentle, charming, lovely.
3. wished for, desired.
4. quivering, tremulous.

Derived terms

• लालित्य (lālitya)

Proper noun

ललित • (lalita) stem, ?

1. name of Durga

Descendants

• Prakrit:
  • → Malayalam: ലളിതം (laḷitaṁ)
• → Telugu: లలిత (lalita)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “ललित”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0897.