लथपथ

लथपथ

Hindi

Alternative forms

• लथ-पथ (lath-path)

Etymology

Perhaps reduplication. Compare लथड़ना (lathaṛnā, “to be soaked”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lət̪ʰ.pət̪ʰ/

Adjective

लथपथ • (lathpath)

1. drenched, soaked, immersed

   वह भागते हुए पसीने से लथपथ हो गया।

   vah bhāgte hue pasīne se lathpath ho gayā.

   As he ran he became drenched with sweat.

2. dirtied, soiled

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “लथ-पथ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press