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Konkani
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit लम्ब (lamba). Cognate to Marathi लांब (lāmba).
Pronunciation
Adjective
लांब • (lāmba) (Latin script lamb, Kannada script ಲಾಂಬ್)
- tall
- long
References
- Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀁𑀩 (laṃba), from Sanskrit लम्ब (lamba). Compare Hindi लंबा (lambā). Related to लांबी (lāmbī, “length”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
लांब • (lāmba)
- long
- Antonym: आखूड (ākhūḍ, “narrow”)
ही काठी लांब आहे.- hī kāṭhī lāmba āhe.
- This stick is long.
Adverb
लांब • (lāmba)
- far
- Antonym: जवळ (j̈avaḷ)
नागपूर मुंबईपासून फार लांब आहे.- nāgpūr mumbaīpāsūn phār lāmba āhe.
- Nagpur is very far from Mumbai
Derived terms
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “लांब”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लांब”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “लांब”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lamba”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press