लालटेन
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Bengali লন্ঠন (lônṭhônô), from English lantern. The Urdu spelling لالٹين (lālṭen) is attested in the آبِ حیات (Āb-e hayāt) in 1880.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /lɑːl.ʈeːn/, [l̪äːl̪.ʈẽːn̪]
Noun
लालटेन • (lālṭen) f (Urdu spelling لالٹین)
- lantern
Declension
Declension of लालटेन (fem cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | लालटेन lālṭen | लालटेनें lālṭenẽ |
oblique | लालटेन lālṭen | लालटेनों lālṭenõ |
vocative | लालटेन lālṭen | लालटेनो lālṭeno |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “लालटेन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “लालटेन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1960), “Mutual Borrowing in Indo-Aryan”, in Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, volume 20, issue 1, Pune: Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, pages 50–62