लोग

See also: लागि, लिंग, लौंग, लग्, and लुंगी

Hindi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit लोक (loká), via Old Hindi लोग (loga), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀕 (loga).

Use as a plural marker in some dialects is probably generalization of हम लोग (ham log, “us”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /loːɡ/
• Rhymes: -oːɡ

Noun

लोग • (log) m pl (Urdu spelling لوگ)

1. people

   Synonym: लोक (lok)

   हर साल करोड़ों लोग ताज महल देखने आते हैं।

   har sāl karoṛõ log tāj mahal dekhne āte ha͠i.

   Every year, crores of people come to see the Taj Mahal.

Declension

Declension of लोग (pl-only masc cons-stem)

	plural
direct	लोग log
oblique	लोगों logõ
vocative	लोगो logo

Derived terms

• सब लोग (sab log, “everybody”)

Particle

लोग • (log)

1. (Northeast India) marks the plural number

   लड़की लोग लंबा हो रा है।

   laṛkī log lambā ho rā hai.

   The girls are getting tall.

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lōká”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Anvita Abbi, Maansi Sharma (2014) “Hindi as a Contact Language of Northeast India”, in Defining the Indefinable: Delimiting Hindi, Studies in Oriental Culture and Literature