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Hindi
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀁𑀩 (laṃba), from Sanskrit लम्ब (lamba). Cognate with Marathi लांब (lāmba).
Adjective
लंबा • (lambā) (Urdu spelling لمبا)
- tall (of people)
- Antonyms: छोटा (choṭā), नाटा (nāṭā)
वह इतना लंबा था कि उसको झुकने पड़ा दरवाज़े में आने के लिए।- vah itnā lambā thā ki usko jhukne paṛā darvāze mẽ āne ke lie.
- He was so tall he had to duck to fit through the door.
- long (of objects, duration, etc)
- Antonym: छोटा (choṭā)
- expanded, great, large
- spacious, capacious
Declension
Declension of लंबा (ā-stem)
Descendants
- → Burmese: လံဗား (lamba:)