लपट
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀧𑁆𑀧 (lappa, “slap; movement”) . Compare लप्पड़ (lappaṛ, “slap”), लपकना (lapaknā, “to leap up”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]लपट • (lapaṭ) f
- flame, blaze
- आग की लपटें ― āg kī lapṭẽ ― flames of fire
- Synonym: लौ (lau)
- blast of hot air (from a fire)
Declension
[edit]Declension of लपट (fem cons-stem)
See also
[edit]- अग्नि (agni)
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लपट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “लपट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*lappa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 634
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*lappa²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 634