लाट

See also: लूट and लोटा

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /lɑːʈ/, [läːʈ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Bengali লাট (laṭ), from English lord.

Noun

लाट • (lāṭ) m (Urdu spelling لاٹ)

  1. (historical, British Raj) governor
    फ़ौजी लाट ― faujī lāṭ ― commander-in-chief (literally, “army-governor”)
Declension
Declension of लाट (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct लाट
lāṭ		 लाट
lāṭ
oblique लाट
lāṭ		 लाटों
lāṭõ
vocative लाट
lāṭ		 लाटो
lāṭo

References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लाट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1960) “Mutual Borrowing in Indo-Aryan”, in Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute‎, volume 20, number 1, Pune: Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, pages 50–62

Noun

लाट • (lāṭ) f (Urdu spelling لاٹ)

  1. Alternative form of लाठ (lāṭh)
Declension
Declension of लाट (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct लाट
lāṭ		 लाटें
lāṭẽ
oblique लाट
lāṭ		 लाटों
lāṭõ
vocative लाट
lāṭ		 लाटो
lāṭo
Descendants
  • English: lat

Marathi

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /laʈ/

Noun

लाट • (lāṭ) f

  1. wave
    Synonym: तरंग (taraṅga) (a scientific term)

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