लांब

Konkani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लम्ब (lamba). Cognate to Marathi लांब (lāmba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɑːmb]

Adjective

लांब • (lāmba) (Latin script lamb, Kannada script ಲಾಂಬ್)

1. tall
2. long

References

• Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎^[1]

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀁𑀩 (laṃba), from Sanskrit लम्ब (lamba). Compare Hindi लंबा (lambā). Related to लांबी (lāmbī, “length”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lam.bə/

Adjective

लांब • (lāmba)

1. long

   Antonym: आखूड (ākhūḍ, “narrow”)

   ही काठी लांब आहे.

   hī kāṭhī lāmba āhe.

   This stick is long.

Adverb

लांब • (lāmba)

1. far

   Antonym: जवळ (j̈avaḷ)

   नागपूर मुंबईपासून फार लांब आहे.

   nāgpūr mumbaīpāsūn phār lāmba āhe.

   Nagpur is very far from Mumbai

Derived terms

• लांबच लांब (lāmbaċ lāmb) (reduplication)
• लांबलचक (lāmblaċak) (metathesis of लांबच लांब (lāmbaċ lāmb))

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “लांब”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लांब”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “लांब”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lamba”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press