লাঠি

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (laṭṭhi), from Sanskrit *लष्टि (laṣṭi), probably composed from लकुट (lakuṭa) (whence Hindi लकड़ी (lakṛī)) + यष्टि (yaṣṭi), both of which mean "stick" or "pole".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laʈʰi/, [ˈlaʈʰiˑ]

Noun

লাঠি • (laṭhi)

1. long stick, staff

   Synonyms: ডান্ডা (ḍanḍa), দণ্ড (donḍo)

2. lathi

Inflection

Inflection of লাঠি
nominative	লাঠি laṭhi
objective	লাঠি / লাঠিকে laṭhi (semantically general or indefinite) / laṭhike (semantically definite)
genitive	লাঠির laṭhir
locative	লাঠিতে laṭhite
	Indefinite forms
nominative	লাঠি laṭhi
objective	লাঠি / লাঠিকে laṭhi (semantically general or indefinite) / laṭhike (semantically definite)
genitive	লাঠির laṭhir
locative	লাঠিতে laṭhite
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	লাঠিটা , লাঠিটি laṭhiṭa (colloquial), laṭhiṭi (formal)		লাঠিগুলা, লাঠিগুলো laṭhigula (colloquial), laṭhigulo (formal)
objective	লাঠিটা, লাঠিটি laṭhiṭa (colloquial), laṭhiṭi (formal)		লাঠিগুলা, লাঠিগুলো laṭhigula (colloquial), laṭhigulo (formal)
genitive	লাঠিটার, লাঠিটির laṭhiṭar (colloquial), laṭhiṭir (formal)		লাঠিগুলার, লাঠিগুলোর laṭhigular (colloquial), laṭhigulor (formal)
locative	লাঠিটাতে / লাঠিটায়, লাঠিটিতে laṭhiṭate / laṭhiṭay (colloquial), laṭhiṭite (formal)		লাঠিগুলাতে / লাঠিগুলায়, লাঠিগুলোতে laṭhigulate / laṭhigulay (colloquial), laṭhigulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

See also

• কাঠি (kaṭhi, “short stick”)
• লাথি (lathi, “kick”)

 

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “laṣṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 638