लांछित
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लाञ्छित (lāñchita), which is from the root लाञ्छ् (lāñch) + -इत (-ita).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɑːn.t͡ʃʰɪt̪/, [l̪ä̃ːn̪.t͡ʃʰɪt̪]
Adjective
लांछित • (lāñchit) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling لانچهت)
- marked, characterised, distinguished
- blamed, reproached, stigmatised
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “लांछित”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) , “लांछित”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.