लता

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

    Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ln̥téh₂, zero-grade variant of *lentéh₂ (“linden, lime(-wood)”); if so, cognate with Proto-Germanic *lindō (“linden”) (whence English linden), Proto-Balto-Slavic *lentā́ˀ (Lithuanian lentà (“(linden) board”), Russian лут (lut, “(linden) bast”)) and Albanian lëndë (“wood, material”), as well as perhaps Latin lentus (“pliable; slow”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    लता • (latā) stem, f

    1. a creeper (any creeping or winding plant or twining tendril); liana Mn. MBh. &c.
    2. musk-creeper L.
    3. a slender woman, any woman Naish. Tantras.
    4. the thong or lash of a whip; whip Pañcat. Suṡr.
    5. a string of pearls VarBṛS.

    Declension

    Feminine ā-stem declension of लता
    singular dual plural
    nominative लता (latā) लते (late) लताः (latāḥ)
    vocative लते (late) लते (late) लताः (latāḥ)
    accusative लताम् (latām) लते (late) लताः (latāḥ)
    instrumental लतया (latayā)
    लता¹ (latā¹)     		लताभ्याम् (latābhyām) लताभिः (latābhiḥ)
    dative लतायै (latāyai) लताभ्याम् (latābhyām) लताभ्यः (latābhyaḥ)
    ablative लतायाः (latāyāḥ)
    लतायै² (latāyai²)     		लताभ्याम् (latābhyām) लताभ्यः (latābhyaḥ)
    genitive लतायाः (latāyāḥ)
    लतायै² (latāyai²)     		लतयोः (latayoḥ) लतानाम् (latānām)
    locative लतायाम् (latāyām) लतयोः (latayoḥ) लतासु (latāsu)
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Brāhmaṇas

    Descendants

    • Assamese: লেৱা (lewa)
    • Bengali: লতি (loti)
    • → Khmer: លតា (lea’daa)
    • → Tamil: லதை (latai)
    • → Telugu: లత (lata)

    References

    • Monier Williams (1899) “लता”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0895/3.
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 436-437
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 88
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