लांब

Marathi

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀁𑀩 (laṃba), from Sanskrit लम्ब (lamba). Compare Hindi लंबा (lambā).

Adjective

लांब • (lāmb)

  1. long
    ही काठी लांब आहे.
    hī kāṭhī lāmb āhe.
    This stick is long.

Adverb

लांब • (lāmb)

  1. far
    नागपूर मुंबईपासून फार लांब आहे.
    nāgpūr mumbaīpāsūn phār lāmb āhe.
    Nagpur is very far from Mumbai

Derived terms
  • लांबचलांब (lāmbaċlāmb) (reduplication)
  • लांबलचक (lāmblaċak) (metathesis of लांबचलांब (lāmbaċlāmb))

References
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “लांब”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (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 (10951)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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