लौल्य

लौल्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लौल्य (laulya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lɔːl.jᵊ/, [l̪ɔːl̪.jᵊ]

Noun

लौल्य • (laulya) m (rare)

1. restlessness, unsteadiness, inconstancy, fickleness
2. lustfulness, eagerness, greediness, passion, ardent longing for

Declension

Declension of लौल्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लौल्य laulya	लौल्य laulya
oblique	लौल्य laulya	लौल्यों laulyõ
vocative	लौल्य laulya	लौल्यो laulyo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “लौल्य”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬮᭁᬮ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
• লৌল্য (Assamese script)
• লৌল্য (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰻𑰩𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑁅𑀮𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌲𑍌𑌲𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
• લૌલ્ય (Gujarati script)
• ਲੌਲੑਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦭꦻꦴꦭꦾ (Javanese script)
• លៅល្យ (Khmer script)
• ಲೌಲ್ಯ (Kannada script)
• ເລົາລ຺ຍ (Lao script)
• ലൗല്യ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘩𑘼𑘩𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠣᠧᠸᠠᠯᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• ᠯᠣᠣᠯᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• လော်လျ (Burmese script)
• 𑧉𑧝𑧉𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑑁𑐮𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଲୌଲ୍ଯ (Oriya script)
• ꢭꣃꢭ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆿𑆬𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖻𑖩𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
• ලෞල්ය (Sinhalese script)
• లౌల్య (Telugu script)
• เลาลฺย (Thai script)
• ལཽ་ལྱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒾𑒪𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Vrddhi derivative of लोल (lola) with a -य (-ya) extension.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɑːwl.jɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ɑwl̪.jɐ/

Noun

लौल्य • (laulya) n

1. restlessness, unsteadiness, inconstancy, fickleness
2. lustfulness, eagerness, greediness, passion, ardent longing for

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of लौल्य (laulya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लौल्यम् laulyam	लौल्ये laulye	लौल्यानि / लौल्या¹ laulyāni / laulyā¹
Vocative	लौल्य laulya	लौल्ये laulye	लौल्यानि / लौल्या¹ laulyāni / laulyā¹
Accusative	लौल्यम् laulyam	लौल्ये laulye	लौल्यानि / लौल्या¹ laulyāni / laulyā¹
Instrumental	लौल्येन laulyena	लौल्याभ्याम् laulyābhyām	लौल्यैः / लौल्येभिः¹ laulyaiḥ / laulyebhiḥ¹
Dative	लौल्याय laulyāya	लौल्याभ्याम् laulyābhyām	लौल्येभ्यः laulyebhyaḥ
Ablative	लौल्यात् laulyāt	लौल्याभ्याम् laulyābhyām	लौल्येभ्यः laulyebhyaḥ
Genitive	लौल्यस्य laulyasya	लौल्ययोः laulyayoḥ	लौल्यानाम् laulyānām
Locative	लौल्ये laulye	लौल्ययोः laulyayoḥ	लौल्येषु laulyeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “लौल्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 909, column 3.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “लौल्य”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan