Sanskrit

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Etymology

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    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

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    Noun

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    लता (latā) stemf

    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

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    Feminine ā-stem declension of लता (latā)
    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 / लता¹
    latayā / latā¹
    लताभ्याम्
    latābhyām
    लताभिः
    latābhiḥ
    Dative लतायै
    latāyai
    लताभ्याम्
    latābhyām
    लताभ्यः
    latābhyaḥ
    Ablative लतायाः / लतायै²
    latāyāḥ / latāyai²
    लताभ्याम्
    latābhyām
    लताभ्यः
    latābhyaḥ
    Genitive लतायाः / लतायै²
    latāyāḥ / latāyai²
    लतयोः
    latayoḥ
    लतानाम्
    latānām
    Locative लतायाम्
    latāyām
    लतयोः
    latayoḥ
    लतासु
    latāsu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Brāhmaṇas

    Descendants

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

    References

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    • 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]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 436-437
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 88