लाघव

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लाघव (lāghava).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /lɑː.ɡʱəʋ/, [läː.ɡʱɐʋ]
• Rhymes: -ɑːɡʱəʋ

Noun

लाघव • (lāghav) m

1. quickness, swiftness

   Synonyms: फुर्ती (phurtī), तेज़ी (tezī)

2. dexterity, skill

   Synonyms: कुशलता (kuśaltā), दक्षता (dakṣatā), निपुणता (nipuṇtā), हाथ की सफ़ाई (hāth kī safāī)

3. lightness

   Synonym: हल्कापन (halkāpan)

4. smallness, minuteness; insignificance

   Synonyms: छोटापन (choṭāpan), अल्पता (alpatā), लघुता (laghutā)

5. levity, frivolity
6. (prosody) shortness (of a vowel or syllable)

Declension

Declension of लाघव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लाघव lāghav	लाघव lāghav
oblique	लाघव lāghav	लाघवों lāghavõ
vocative	लाघव lāghav	लाघवो lāghavo

Derived terms

• प्रयत्नलाघव (prayatnalāghav)
• लाघवी (lāghvī)
• हस्तलाघव (hastalāghav)

 

Related terms

• लघु (laghu)
• लघुता (laghutā)
• लाघविक (lāghvik)
• लाघवी (lāghvī)

 

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “लाघव”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4280
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लाघव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 891
• Platts, John T. (1884) “لاگهو”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 946
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “लाघव”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 672

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• লাঘৱ (Assamese script)
• ᬮᬵᬖᬯ (Balinese script)
• লাঘব (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰯𑰑𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀸𑀖𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• လာဃဝ (Burmese script)
• લાઘવ (Gujarati script)
• ਲਾਘਵ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌲𑌾𑌘𑌵 (Grantha script)
• ꦭꦴꦓꦮ (Javanese script)
• 𑂪𑂰𑂐𑂫 (Kaithi script)
• ಲಾಘವ (Kannada script)
• លាឃវ (Khmer script)
• ລາຆວ (Lao script)
• ലാഘവ (Malayalam script)
• ᠯᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢚᠠᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘩𑘰𑘑𑘪 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠠᢗᠺᠾᠠᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧉𑧑𑦱𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑐵𑐑𑐰 (Newa script)
• ଲାଘଵ (Odia script)
• ꢭꢵꢕꢮ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆳𑆔𑆮 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖯𑖑𑖪 (Siddham script)
• ලාඝව (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩽𑩛𑩟𑩾 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚥𑚭𑚍𑚦 (Takri script)
• லாக⁴வ (Tamil script)
• లాఘవ (Telugu script)
• ลาฆว (Thai script)
• ལཱ་གྷ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒰𑒒𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨬𑨊𑨎𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of लघु (laghu).

Noun

लाघव • (lāghava) stem, n

1. swiftness, rapidity, speed MBh. R.
2. alacrity, versatility, dexterity, skill MBh. Kāv. &c.
3. lightness (also of heart), ease, relief Mn. Yājñ. Suṡr.
4. levity, thoughtlessness, inconsiderateness, rashness R. Kathās.
5. insignificance, unimportance, smallness R. Mālav. MārkP.
6. (prosody) shortness of a vowel or syllable (opp. to गौरव), Piṅg.
7. shortness of expression, brevity, conciseness Sarvad. Kāty. Sch.
8. lack of weight or consequence, derogation of dignity, slight, disrespect MBh. Kāv. &c.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of लाघव (lāghava)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लाघवम् lāghavam	लाघवे lāghave	लाघवानि / लाघवा¹ lāghavāni / lāghavā¹
Vocative	लाघव lāghava	लाघवे lāghave	लाघवानि / लाघवा¹ lāghavāni / lāghavā¹
Accusative	लाघवम् lāghavam	लाघवे lāghave	लाघवानि / लाघवा¹ lāghavāni / lāghavā¹
Instrumental	लाघवेन lāghavena	लाघवाभ्याम् lāghavābhyām	लाघवैः / लाघवेभिः¹ lāghavaiḥ / lāghavebhiḥ¹
Dative	लाघवाय lāghavāya	लाघवाभ्याम् lāghavābhyām	लाघवेभ्यः lāghavebhyaḥ
Ablative	लाघवात् lāghavāt	लाघवाभ्याम् lāghavābhyām	लाघवेभ्यः lāghavebhyaḥ
Genitive	लाघवस्य lāghavasya	लाघवयोः lāghavayoḥ	लाघवानाम् lāghavānām
Locative	लाघवे lāghave	लाघवयोः lāghavayoḥ	लाघवेषु lāghaveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Bengali: লাঘব (laghob)
• → Hindi: लाघव (lāghav)
• → Kannada: ಲಾಘವ (lāghava)
• → Malayalam: ലാഘവം (lāghavaṁ)
• → Marathi: लाघव (lāghav)
• → Odia: ଲାଘବ (lāghaba)
• → Tamil: லாகவம் (lākavam)
• → Telugu: లాఘవము (lāghavamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “लाघव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0899.