লাঠি

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (laṭṭhi), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀮𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀺 (*laṣṭi), perhaps related to Sanskrit लकुट (lakuṭa) (whence Hindi लकड़ी (lakṛī)) and यष्टि (yaṣṭi), both of which mean "stick" or "pole".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laʈʰi/, [ˈlaʈʰiˑ]

Noun

লাঠি • (laṭhi)

1. long stick, staff

   Synonyms: ডান্ডা (ḍanḍa), দণ্ড (donḍo)

2. lathi

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative	লাঠি (laṭhi)
objective	লাঠি / লাঠিকে (laṭhi (semantically general or indefinite) / laṭhike (semantically definite))
genitive	লাঠির (laṭhir)
locative	লাঠিতে (laṭhite)
definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	লাঠিটা , লাঠিটি (laṭhiṭa (colloquial), laṭhiṭi (formal))	লাঠিগুলা, লাঠিগুলো (laṭhigula (colloquial), laṭhigulo (formal))
objective	লাঠিটা, লাঠিটি (laṭhiṭa (colloquial), laṭhiṭi (formal))	লাঠিগুলা, লাঠিগুলো (laṭhigula (colloquial), laṭhigulo (formal))
genitive	লাঠিটার, লাঠিটির (laṭhiṭar (colloquial), laṭhiṭir (formal))	লাঠিগুলার, লাঠিগুলোর (laṭhigular (colloquial), laṭhigulor (formal))
locative	লাঠিটাতে / লাঠিটায়, লাঠিটিতে (laṭhiṭate / laṭhiṭay (colloquial), laṭhiṭite (formal))	লাঠিগুলাতে / লাঠিগুলায়, লাঠিগুলোতে (laṭhigulate / laṭhigulay (colloquial), laṭhigulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

See also

• কাঠি (kaṭhi, “short stick”)
• লাথি (lathi, “kick”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “laṣṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 638