लहान

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi लहाणा (lahāṇā), लहाना (lahānā) , लहानाल (lahānāla), लान (lāna), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀡𑁆𑀳 (laṇha), from Sanskrit श्लक्ष्ण (ślakṣṇa), from Proto-Indo-European *slǵ-s-nós. Cognate with Konkani लान (lān), Hindi नन्हा (nanhā), Gujarati નાનું (nānũ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lə.ɦan/, [lʱan]

Adjective

लहान • (lahān)

  1. small
    Synonyms: छोटा (choṭā), छोटी (choṭī), छोटे (choṭe)
  2. short
    Synonyms: बुटके (buṭke), ठेंगणे (ṭheṅgṇe)

Derived terms

References
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लहान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ślakṣṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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