लथपथ

Hindi

Alternative forms

• लथ-पथ (lath-path)

Etymology

Reduplication of लथड़ना (lathaṛnā, “to be soaked”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /lət̪ʰ.pət̪ʰ/, [lɐt̪ʰ.pɐt̪ʰ]

Adjective

लथपथ • (lathpath) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling لتھ پتھ)

1. drenched, soaked, immersed

   वह भागते हुए पसीने से लथपथ हो गया।

   vah bhāgte hue pasīne se lathpath ho gayā.

   As he ran he became drenched with sweat.

2. dirtied, soiled

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लथ-पथ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press