لت

لت

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (lattā)). Cognate with Hindi लात (lāt, “kick”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /lət̪ːə̆/

Noun

لَتّ • (latt) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਲੱਤ)

1. (anatomy) leg

   Synonym: ٹَن٘گ‎ (ṭaṉg)

2. kick, blow given from the foot

Declension

Declension of لت
dir. sg.	لَتّ‎ (latt)
dir. pl.	لَتّاں‎ (lattāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	لَتّ‎ (latt)	لَتّاں‎ (lattāṉ)
oblique	لَتّ‎ (latt)	لَتّاں‎ (lattāṉ)
vocative	لَتّے‎ (latte)	لَتّو‎ (latto)
ablative	لَتّوں‎ (lattoṉ)	—
locative	لَتّے‎ (latte)	لَتِّیں‎ (lattīṉ)
instrumental	لَتّے‎ (latte)	لَتّیں‎ (lattīṉ)

References

• “لتّ‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “لت‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “lattā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press