लड्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Related to लल् (lal, to frolic; to wag the tongue).

Pronunciation

Root

लड् • (laḍ)

  1. to play, sport, dally
  2. to loll the tongue, put out the tongue, lick
  3. to throw, toss
  4. to cherish, foster
  5. to wish, desire

Derived terms

  • लडति (laḍati)
  • लडयति (laḍayati)
  • लाडयति (lāḍayati)
  • लाडयते (lāḍayate)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “लड्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 895/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume III, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 436
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