लांब

Konkani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लम्ब (lamba). Cognate to Marathi लांब (lāmba).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [lɑːmb]

Adjective

लांब • (lāmba) (Latin script lamb, Kannada script ಲಾಂಬ್)

  1. tall
  2. long

References
  • Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀁𑀩 (laṃba), from Sanskrit लम्ब (lamba). Compare Hindi लंबा (lambā). Related to लांबी (lāmbī, “length”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lam.bə/

Adjective

लांब • (lāmba)

  1. long
    Antonym: आखूड (ākhūḍ, “narrow”)
    ही काठी लांब आहे.
    hī kāṭhī lāmba āhe.
    This stick is long.

Adverb

लांब • (lāmba)

  1. far
    Antonym: जवळ (j̈avaḷ)
    नागपूर मुंबईपासून फार लांब आहे.
    nāgpūr mumbaīpāsūn phār lāmba āhe.
    Nagpur is very far from Mumbai

Derived terms
  • लांबच लांब (lāmbaċ lāmb) (reduplication)
  • लांबलचक (lāmblaċak) (metathesis of लांबच लांब (lāmbaċ lāmb))

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “लांब”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लांब”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “लांब”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lamba”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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