Sanskrit edit

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Etymology edit

Related to लल् (lal, to frolic; to wag the tongue).

Pronunciation edit

Root edit

लड् (laḍ)

  1. to play, sport, dally
  2. to loll the tongue, put out the tongue, lick
  3. to throw, toss
  4. to cherish, foster
  5. to wish, desire

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Monier Williams (1899) “लड्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 895/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume III, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 436