लाठ

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See also: लठ and लाठी

Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (laṭṭhi), from Prakrit [script needed] (*laṣṭi), perhaps from a portmanteau of Sanskrit लकुट (lakuṭa, a club) + यष्टि (yaṣṭi, (memorial) pillar).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /lɑːʈʰ/, [läːʈʰ]

Noun

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लाठ (lāṭhf (Urdu spelling لاٹھ)

  1. pillar, column
    Synonym: स्तंभ (stambh)
  2. minaret
    Synonym: मीनार (mīnār)
  3. axle; pole

Declension

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Alternative forms

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References

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  1. ^ Salomon, R. (1998). Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages. United States: Oxford University Press, USA, p. 17
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “laṣṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press