लाथ

See also: लोथ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘩𑘰𑘝 (lāta), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (lattā). Related to लाथाडणे (lāthāḍṇe). Cognate with Gujarati લાત (lāt), Hindustani لَات (lāt) / लात (lāt), Sindhi لَتَ / लत, Punjabi ਲੱਤ (latta) / لَتّ (latt), Maithili लात (lāt) / 𑒪𑒰𑒞 (lāta), Bengali লাথি (lathi), Assamese লাথ (lath).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lat̪ʰ/

Noun

लाथ • (lāth) f

1. kick

Derived terms

• लाथ मारणे (lāth mārṇe, “to kick, spurn”)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “लाथ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लात”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “लात-थ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*lattā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press