लात

See also: लता and लूता

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (lattā). Related to लताड़ना (latāṛnā). Cognate with Maithili लात (lāt) / 𑒪𑒰𑒞 (lāta), Punjabi ਲੱਤ (latta) / لَتّ (latt), Sindhi لَتَ / लत, Gujarati લાત (lāt), Marathi लाथ (lāth), Bengali লাথি (lathi), Assamese লাথ (lath).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /lɑːt̪/, [läːt̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Noun

लात • (lāt) f (Urdu spelling لَات)

1. kick, blow given from the foot

   लात मारना ― lāt mārnā ― to kick

2. (anatomy, colloquial) leg

   Synonym: टाँग (ṭāṅg)

Declension

Declension of लात (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लात lāt	लात lāt
oblique	लात lāt	लातों lātõ
vocative	लात lāt	लातो lāto

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लात”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*lattā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press