लघु

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लघु (laghú).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /lə.ɡʱuː/, [lɐ.ɡʱuː]

Adjective

लघु • (laghu) (indeclinable)

1. light, small, short

   Synonym: छोटा (choṭā)

   मेरा मित्र लघु उद्योग में काम करता है।

   merā mitra laghu udyog mẽ kām kartā hai.

   My friend works in the field of light industry.

   लघु फ़िल्म ― laghu film ― short film

Derived terms

• लघु-शंका (laghu-śaṅkā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• লঘু (Assamese script)
• ᬮᬖᬸ (Balinese script)
• লঘু (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰑𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀖𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• လဃု (Burmese script)
• લઘુ (Gujarati script)
• ਲਘੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌲𑌘𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ꦭꦓꦸ (Javanese script)
• 𑂪𑂐𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• ಲಘು (Kannada script)
• លឃុ (Khmer script)
• ລຆຸ (Lao script)
• ലഘു (Malayalam script)
• ᠯᠠᢚᡠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘩𑘑𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠠᠺᠾᠤ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧉𑦱𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑐑𑐸 (Newa script)
• ଲଘୁ (Odia script)
• ꢭꢕꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆔𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖑𑖲 (Siddham script)
• ලඝු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩽𑩟𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚥𑚍𑚰 (Takri script)
• லகு⁴ (Tamil script)
• లఘు (Telugu script)
• ลฆุ (Thai script)
• ལ་གྷུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒒𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨬𑨎𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Alternative forms

• रघु (raghú)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hlagʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hlagʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐλαχύς (elakhús), Latin levis, English light.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐ.ɡʱú/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ɐ.ɡʱu/

Adjective

लघु • (laghú) stem (comparative लघीयस्, superlative लघिष्ठ)

1. light, quick, swift, active, prompt, nimble etc. also said of a particular mode of flying peculiar to birds; applied to the नक्षत्र (nakṣatra), हस्त (hasta), अश्विनी (aśvinī) and पुष्य (puṣya)
2. light, easy, not heavy or difficult
3. light in the stomach, easily digested
4. easy in mind, light-hearted
5. causing easiness or relief
6. well, in good health, healthy
7. unimpeded, without attendance or a retinue
8. short (in time, as a suppression of the breath)
9. (prosody) short or light (as a vowel or syllable, as opposed to गुरु (guru))
10. (grammar) easily pronounced or articulated (said of the pronunciation of व (va), as opposed to मध्यम (madhyama) and गुरु (guru))
11. small, minute, slight, little, insignificant
12. weak, feeble, wretched, humble, mean, low (said of persons)
13. young, younger

    लघुभ्रातृ (laghúbhrātṛ) — a younger brother

14. clean, pure

    लघुवासस् (laghúvāsas) — wearing a light or clean dress

15. soft, gentle (as sound)
16. pleasing, agreeable, handsome, beautiful

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of लघु (laghú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लघुः laghúḥ	लघू laghū́	लघवः laghávaḥ
Vocative	लघो lágho	लघू lághū	लघवः lághavaḥ
Accusative	लघुम् laghúm	लघू laghū́	लघून् laghū́n
Instrumental	लघुना / लघ्वा¹ laghúnā / laghvā́¹	लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām	लघुभिः laghúbhiḥ
Dative	लघवे / लघ्वे¹ lagháve / laghvé¹	लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām	लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ
Ablative	लघोः / लघ्वः¹ laghóḥ / laghváḥ¹	लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām	लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ
Genitive	लघोः / लघ्वः¹ laghóḥ / laghváḥ¹	लघ्वोः laghvóḥ	लघूनाम् laghūnā́m
Locative	लघौ laghaú	लघ्वोः laghvóḥ	लघुषु laghúṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of लघ्वी (laghvī́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लघ्वी laghvī́	लघ्व्यौ / लघ्वी¹ laghvyaù / laghvī́¹	लघ्व्यः / लघ्वीः¹ laghvyàḥ / laghvī́ḥ¹
Vocative	लघ्वि lághvi	लघ्व्यौ / लघ्वी¹ lághvyau / lághvī¹	लघ्व्यः / लघ्वीः¹ lághvyaḥ / lághvīḥ¹
Accusative	लघ्वीम् laghvī́m	लघ्व्यौ / लघ्वी¹ laghvyaù / laghvī́¹	लघ्वीः laghvī́ḥ
Instrumental	लघ्व्या laghvyā́	लघ्वीभ्याम् laghvī́bhyām	लघ्वीभिः laghvī́bhiḥ
Dative	लघ्व्यै laghvyaí	लघ्वीभ्याम् laghvī́bhyām	लघ्वीभ्यः laghvī́bhyaḥ
Ablative	लघ्व्याः / लघ्व्यै² laghvyā́ḥ / laghvyaí²	लघ्वीभ्याम् laghvī́bhyām	लघ्वीभ्यः laghvī́bhyaḥ
Genitive	लघ्व्याः / लघ्व्यै² laghvyā́ḥ / laghvyaí²	लघ्व्योः laghvyóḥ	लघ्वीनाम् laghvī́nām
Locative	लघ्व्याम् laghvyā́m	लघ्व्योः laghvyóḥ	लघ्वीषु laghvī́ṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter u-stem declension of लघु (laghú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लघु laghú	लघुनी laghúnī	लघूनि / लघु¹ / लघू¹ laghū́ni / laghú¹ / laghū́¹
Vocative	लघु / लघो lághu / lágho	लघुनी lághunī	लघूनि / लघु¹ / लघू¹ lághūni / lághu¹ / lághū¹
Accusative	लघु laghú	लघुनी laghúnī	लघूनि / लघु¹ / लघू¹ laghū́ni / laghú¹ / laghū́¹
Instrumental	लघुना / लघ्वा¹ laghúnā / laghvā́¹	लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām	लघुभिः laghúbhiḥ
Dative	लघुने / लघवे¹ / लघ्वे¹ laghúne / lagháve¹ / laghvé¹	लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām	लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ
Ablative	लघुनः / लघोः¹ / लघ्वः¹ laghúnaḥ / laghóḥ¹ / laghváḥ¹	लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām	लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ
Genitive	लघुनः / लघोः¹ / लघ्वः¹ laghúnaḥ / laghóḥ¹ / laghváḥ¹	लघुनोः laghúnoḥ	लघूनाम् laghūnā́m
Locative	लघुनि / लघौ¹ laghúni / laghaú¹	लघुनोः laghúnoḥ	लघुषु laghúṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: lahu
• Prakrit: 𑀮𑀳𑀼 (lahu)
  • Old Gujarati: लहु (lahu)
• → Hindi: लघु (laghu) (learned)

Adverb

लघु • (laghú)

1. lightly, quickly, easily

Etymology 2

Noun

लघु • (laghú) stem, f

1. (botany) Trigonella corniculata

Declension

Feminine u-stem declension of लघु (laghú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लघुः laghúḥ	लघू laghū́	लघवः laghávaḥ
Vocative	लघो lágho	लघू lághū	लघवः lághavaḥ
Accusative	लघुम् laghúm	लघू laghū́	लघूः laghū́ḥ
Instrumental	लघ्वा laghvā́	लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām	लघुभिः laghúbhiḥ
Dative	लघवे / लघ्वै¹ lagháve / laghvaí¹	लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām	लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ
Ablative	लघोः / लघ्वाः¹ / लघ्वै² laghóḥ / laghvā́ḥ¹ / laghvaí²	लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām	लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ
Genitive	लघोः / लघ्वाः¹ / लघ्वै² laghóḥ / laghvā́ḥ¹ / laghvaí²	लघ्वोः laghvóḥ	लघूनाम् laghūnā́m
Locative	लघौ / लघ्वाम्¹ laghaú / laghvā́m¹	लघ्वोः laghvóḥ	लघुषु laghúṣu
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit ²Brāhmaṇas

See also

• Trigonella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Trigonella corniculata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Etymology 3

Noun

लघु • (laghú) stem, m

1. light carriage
2. slender or delicate woman

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of लघु (laghú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लघुः laghúḥ	लघू laghū́	लघवः laghávaḥ
Vocative	लघो lágho	लघू lághū	लघवः lághavaḥ
Accusative	लघुम् laghúm	लघू laghū́	लघून् laghū́n
Instrumental	लघुना / लघ्वा¹ laghúnā / laghvā́¹	लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām	लघुभिः laghúbhiḥ
Dative	लघवे / लघ्वे¹ lagháve / laghvé¹	लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām	लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ
Ablative	लघोः / लघ्वः¹ laghóḥ / laghváḥ¹	लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām	लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ
Genitive	लघोः / लघ्वः¹ laghóḥ / laghváḥ¹	लघ्वोः laghvóḥ	लघूनाम् laghūnā́m
Locative	लघौ laghaú	लघ्वोः laghvóḥ	लघुषु laghúṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Etymology 4

Noun

लघु • (laghú) stem, n

1. a particular measure of time (= 15 of काष्ठा (kāṣṭhā) 1÷15 नाडिका (nāḍikā))
2. a particular species of Agalochum
3. the root of Chrysopogon zizanioides, formerly Andropogon muricatus

Declension

Neuter u-stem declension of लघु (laghú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लघु laghú	लघुनी laghúnī	लघूनि / लघु¹ / लघू¹ laghū́ni / laghú¹ / laghū́¹
Vocative	लघु / लघो lághu / lágho	लघुनी lághunī	लघूनि / लघु¹ / लघू¹ lághūni / lághu¹ / lághū¹
Accusative	लघु laghú	लघुनी laghúnī	लघूनि / लघु¹ / लघू¹ laghū́ni / laghú¹ / laghū́¹
Instrumental	लघुना / लघ्वा¹ laghúnā / laghvā́¹	लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām	लघुभिः laghúbhiḥ
Dative	लघुने / लघवे¹ / लघ्वे¹ laghúne / lagháve¹ / laghvé¹	लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām	लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ
Ablative	लघुनः / लघोः¹ / लघ्वः¹ laghúnaḥ / laghóḥ¹ / laghváḥ¹	लघुभ्याम् laghúbhyām	लघुभ्यः laghúbhyaḥ
Genitive	लघुनः / लघोः¹ / लघ्वः¹ laghúnaḥ / laghóḥ¹ / laghváḥ¹	लघुनोः laghúnoḥ	लघूनाम् laghūnā́m
Locative	लघुनि / लघौ¹ laghúni / laghaú¹	लघुनोः laghúnoḥ	लघुषु laghúṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

See also

• Andropogon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Andropogon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “लघु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0893.