लाठ

लाठ

See also: लठ and लाठी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (laṭṭhi), from Ashokan Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit यष्टि (yaṣṭi, “(memorial) pillar”).[1]

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lɑːʈʰ/, [l̪äːʈʰ]

Noun

लाठ • (lāṭh) f (Urdu spelling لاٹھ‎)

1. pillar, column

   Synonym: स्तंभ (stambh)

2. minaret

   Synonym: मीनार (mīnār)

3. axle; pole

Declension

Declension of लाठ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लाठ lāṭh	लाठें lāṭhẽ
oblique	लाठ lāṭh	लाठों lāṭhõ
vocative	लाठ lāṭh	लाठो lāṭho

Alternative forms

• लाट (lāṭ)

References

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

1. Salomon, R. (1998). Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages. United States: Oxford University Press, USA, p. 17