लघु
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit लघु (laghú), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /lə.ɡʱuː/, [l̪ə.ɡʱuː]
Adjective
लघु • (laghu) (indeclinable)
- light, small, short
- मेरा मित्र लघु उद्योग में काम करता है।
- merā mitra laghu udyog mẽ kām kartā hai.
- My friend works in the field of light industry.
- लघु फ़िल्म ― laghu film ― short film
- Synonym: छोटा (choṭā)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬮᬖᬸ (Balinese script)
- লঘু (Assamese script)
- লঘু (Bengali script)
- 𑰩𑰑𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀮𑀖𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌲𑌘𑍁 (Grantha script)
- લઘુ (Gujarati script)
- ਲਘੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦭꦓꦸ (Javanese script)
- លឃុ (Khmer script)
- ಲಘು (Kannada script)
- ລຆຸ (Lao script)
- ലഘു (Malayalam script)
- 𑘩𑘑𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᠯᠠᠺᠾᠤ (Mongolian script)
- ᠯᠠᢚᡠ (Manchu script)
- လဃု (Burmese script)
- 𑧉𑦱𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐮𑐑𑐸 (Newa script)
- ଲଘୁ (Oriya script)
- ꢭꢕꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆬𑆔𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖩𑖑𑖲 (Siddham script)
- ලඝු (Sinhalese script)
- లఘు (Telugu script)
- ลฆุ (Thai script)
- ལ་གྷུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒪𑒒𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
Alternative forms
- रघु (raghú)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hlagʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hlagʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐλαχύς (elakhús), Latin levis, English light.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /lɐ.ɡʱú/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ɐ.ɡʱu/
Adjective
लघु • (laghú)
- light, quick, swift, active, prompt, nimble etc. also said of a particular mode of flying peculiar to birds; applied to the नक्षत्र (nakṣatra), हस्त (hasta), अश्विनी (aśvinī) and पुष्य (puṣya)
- light, easy, not heavy or difficult
- light in the stomach, easily digested
- easy in mind, light-hearted
- causing easiness or relief
- well, in good health, healthy
- unimpeded, without attendance or a retinue
- short (in time, as a suppression of the breath)
- (prosody) short or light (as a vowel or syllable, as opposed to गुरु (guru))
- (grammar) easily pronounced or articulated (said of the pronunciation of व (va), as opposed to मध्यम (madhyama) and गुरु (guru))
- small, minute, slight, little, insignificant
- weak, feeble, wretched, humble, mean, low (said of persons)
- young, younger
- लघुभ्रातृ (laghú-bhrātṛ) — a younger brother
- clean, pure
- लघुवासस् (laghú-vāsas) — wearing a light or clean dress
- soft, gentle (as sound)
- pleasing, agreeable, handsome, beautiful
Declension
| Masculine u-stem declension of लघु (laghú) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | लघुः laghúḥ | लघू laghū́ | लघवः laghávaḥ |
| Vocative | लघो lágho | लघू lághū | लघवः lághavaḥ |
| Accusative | लघुम् laghúm | लघू laghū́ | लघून् laghū́n |
| Instrumental | लघुना / लघ्वा¹ laghúnā / laghvā̀¹ | लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām | लघुभिः laghúbhiḥ |
| Dative | लघवे / लघ्वे² lagháve / laghvè² | लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām | लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ |
| Ablative | लघोः / लघ्वः² laghóḥ / laghvàḥ² | लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām | लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ |
| Genitive | लघोः / लघ्वः² laghóḥ / laghvàḥ² | लघ्वोः laghvóḥ | लघूनाम् laghūnā́m |
| Locative | लघौ laghaú | लघ्वोः laghvóḥ | लघुषु laghúṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
| Feminine ī-stem declension of लघ्वी (laghvī́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | लघ्वी laghvī́ | लघ्व्यौ / लघ्वी¹ laghvyaù / laghvī́¹ | लघ्व्यः / लघ्वीः¹ laghvyàḥ / laghvī́ḥ¹ |
| Vocative | लघ्वि lághvi | लघ्व्यौ / लघ्वी¹ lághvyau / laghvī́¹ | लघ्व्यः / लघ्वीः¹ lághvyaḥ / lághvīḥ¹ |
| Accusative | लघ्वीम् laghvī́m | लघ्व्यौ / लघ्वी¹ laghvyaù / laghvī́¹ | लघ्वीः laghvī́ḥ |
| Instrumental | लघ्व्या laghvyā̀ | लघ्वीभ्याम् laghvī́bhyām | लघ्वीभिः laghvī́bhiḥ |
| Dative | लघ्व्यै laghvyaì | लघ्वीभ्याम् laghvī́bhyām | लघ्वीभ्यः laghvī́bhyaḥ |
| Ablative | लघ्व्याः laghvyā̀ḥ | लघ्वीभ्याम् laghvī́bhyām | लघ्वीभ्यः laghvī́bhyaḥ |
| Genitive | लघ्व्याः laghvyā̀ḥ | लघ्व्योः laghvyòḥ | लघ्वीनाम् laghvī́nām |
| Locative | लघ्व्याम् laghvyā̀m | लघ्व्योः laghvyòḥ | लघ्वीषु laghvī́ṣu |
| Notes |
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| Neuter u-stem declension of लघु (laghú) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | लघु laghú | लघुनी laghúnī | लघू / लघु / लघूनि¹ laghū́ / laghú / laghū́ni¹ |
| Vocative | लघु / लघो laghú / lágho | लघुनी lághunī | लघू / लघु / लघूनि¹ lághū / laghú / lághūni¹ |
| Accusative | लघु laghú | लघुनी laghúnī | लघू / लघु / लघूनि¹ laghū́ / laghú / laghū́ni¹ |
| Instrumental | लघुना / लघ्वा² laghúnā / laghvā̀² | लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām | लघुभिः laghúbhiḥ |
| Dative | लघवे / लघ्वे³ lagháve / laghvè³ | लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām | लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ |
| Ablative | लघोः / लघुनः¹ / लघ्वः³ laghóḥ / laghúnaḥ¹ / laghvàḥ³ | लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām | लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ |
| Genitive | लघोः / लघुनः¹ / लघ्वः³ laghóḥ / laghúnaḥ¹ / laghvàḥ³ | लघुनोः laghúnoḥ | लघूनाम् laghūnā́m |
| Locative | लघुनि laghúni | लघुनोः laghúnoḥ | लघुषु laghúṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
- Pali: lahu
- Prakrit: 𑀮𑀳𑀼 (lahu)
- Old Gujarati: लहु (lahu)
- →Tatsama:
- Hindi: लघु (laghu)
Adverb
लघु • (laghú)
- lightly, quickly, easily
Noun
लघु • (laghú) f
- (botany) Trigonella corniculata
Declension
| Feminine u-stem declension of लघु (laghú) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | लघुः laghúḥ | लघू laghū́ | लघवः laghávaḥ |
| Vocative | लघो lágho | लघू lághū | लघवः lághavaḥ |
| Accusative | लघुम् laghúm | लघू laghū́ | लघूः laghū́ḥ |
| Instrumental | लघ्वा laghvā̀ | लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām | लघुभिः laghúbhiḥ |
| Dative | लघवे / लघ्वे¹ / लघ्वै² lagháve / laghvè¹ / laghvaì² | लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām | लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ |
| Ablative | लघोः / लघ्वाः² laghóḥ / laghvā̀ḥ² | लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām | लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ |
| Genitive | लघोः / लघ्वाः² laghóḥ / laghvā̀ḥ² | लघ्वोः laghvóḥ | लघूनाम् laghūnā́m |
| Locative | लघौ / लघ्वाम्² laghaú / laghvā̀m² | लघ्वोः laghvóḥ | लघुषु laghúṣu |
| Notes |
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See also
Trigonella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Trigonella corniculata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Noun
लघु • (laghú) m
- light carriage
- slender or delicate woman
Declension
| Masculine u-stem declension of लघु (laghú) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | लघुः laghúḥ | लघू laghū́ | लघवः laghávaḥ |
| Vocative | लघो lágho | लघू lághū | लघवः lághavaḥ |
| Accusative | लघुम् laghúm | लघू laghū́ | लघून् laghū́n |
| Instrumental | लघुना / लघ्वा¹ laghúnā / laghvā̀¹ | लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām | लघुभिः laghúbhiḥ |
| Dative | लघवे / लघ्वे² lagháve / laghvè² | लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām | लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ |
| Ablative | लघोः / लघ्वः² laghóḥ / laghvàḥ² | लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām | लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ |
| Genitive | लघोः / लघ्वः² laghóḥ / laghvàḥ² | लघ्वोः laghvóḥ | लघूनाम् laghūnā́m |
| Locative | लघौ laghaú | लघ्वोः laghvóḥ | लघुषु laghúṣu |
| Notes |
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Noun
लघु • (laghú) n
- a particular measure of time (= 15 of काष्ठा (kāṣṭhā) 1÷15 नाडिका (nāḍikā))
- a particular species of Agalochum
- the root of Chrysopogon zizanioides, formerly Andropogon muricatus
Declension
| Neuter u-stem declension of लघु (laghú) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | लघु laghú | लघुनी laghúnī | लघू / लघु / लघूनि¹ laghū́ / laghú / laghū́ni¹ |
| Vocative | लघु / लघो laghú / lágho | लघुनी lághunī | लघू / लघु / लघूनि¹ lághū / laghú / lághūni¹ |
| Accusative | लघु laghú | लघुनी laghúnī | लघू / लघु / लघूनि¹ laghū́ / laghú / laghū́ni¹ |
| Instrumental | लघुना / लघ्वा² laghúnā / laghvā̀² | लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām | लघुभिः laghúbhiḥ |
| Dative | लघवे / लघ्वे³ lagháve / laghvè³ | लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām | लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ |
| Ablative | लघोः / लघुनः¹ / लघ्वः³ laghóḥ / laghúnaḥ¹ / laghvàḥ³ | लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām | लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ |
| Genitive | लघोः / लघुनः¹ / लघ्वः³ laghóḥ / laghúnaḥ¹ / laghvàḥ³ | लघुनोः laghúnoḥ | लघूनाम् laghūnā́m |
| Locative | लघुनि laghúni | लघुनोः laghúnoḥ | लघुषु laghúṣu |
| Notes |
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See also
- Andropogon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Andropogon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “लघु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0893.