लाही

See also: लहू, लोहा, and लोहू

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘩𑘰𑘮𑘲 (lāhī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀸𑀬 (lāya), from Sanskrit लाज (lājá). Compare Hindustani لائی (lāī) / लाई (lāī), لاوا (lāvā) / लावा (lāvā), Nepali लावा (lāwā), Odia ଲିଆ (lia), ନିଆ (nia), Maithili लाबा (lābā) / 𑒪𑒰𑒥𑒰 (lābā), Sinhalese ලද (lada).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ɦi/, [lʱaiː]

Noun

लाही • (lāhī) f

1. popped grain, puffed grain

Derived terms

• अंगाची लाही होणे (aṅgācī lāhī hoṇe, “to burn with heat or anger”)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “लाही”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लाही”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “लाही”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lājá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 639