लता

Sanskrit

Noun

लता • (latā) f

a creeper, any creeping or winding plant or twining tendril Mn. MBh. &c.
musk-creeper L.
a slender woman, any woman Naish. Tantras.
the thong or lash of a whip, whip Pañcat. Suṡr.
a string of pearls VarBṛS.

Descendants

Khmer: លតា (lea’daa)
Telugu: లత (lata)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “लता”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0895.

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