लुण्ट्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

रुण्ट् (ruṇṭ), लुण्ड् (luṇḍ), रुण्ड् (ruṇḍ)

Etymology

Given the large number of alternative forms, probably a substrate word.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /luɳʈ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /l̪uɳʈ/

Root

लुण्ट् • (luṇṭ)

to rob, plunder

Derived terms

लुण्टक (luṇṭaka, “robber”)
लुण्टति (luṇṭati)
- Sanskrit: *लुट्टति (luṭṭati)

Descendants

Sanskrit: *लुट्ट् (luṭṭ)
- → Baluchi: لُٹّ (luṭ), لُٹّگ (luṭag)
- Bengali: লুট (luṭ), লুটা (luṭa), লুটেরা (luṭera), লুন্ঠন (lunṭhon)
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: लूट (lūṭ)
    - → English: loot
    - → Telugu: లూటీ (lūṭī)
    - → Pashto: لوټ
  - Urdu: لوٹ (lūṭ)
- Marathi: लूट (lūṭ)
- Punjabi:
  - Gurmukhi script: ਲੁੱਟ (luṭṭa)
  - Shahmukhi script: لٹ (lṭ)

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