लुण्ट्

Sanskrit

Etymology

Recorded in Dhatupatha (ix, 42) but rarely attested in texts. Also given are variants रुण्ट् (ruṇṭ), लुण्ड् (luṇḍ) and रुण्ड् (ruṇḍ).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /l̪uɳʈ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /l̪uɳʈ/

Root

लुण्ट् • (luṇṭ)

rob, plunder.

Descendants

Sanskrit: *लुट्ट् (luṭṭ)
- → Baluchi: لُٹّ‎ (luṭ) "loot", لُٹّگ‎ (luṭag) "to loot"
- Bengali: লুট (lūṭ) "plunder, loot", লুটা (luṭā) "to rob", লুটেরা (luṭērā) "plunderer, robber"
- Marathi: लूट (lūṭ) "spoil, plunder, loot"
- Punjabi: ਲੁੱਟ (luṭ), لٹ‎ (lṭ) "spoil, plunder, loot"
- Urdu: لوٹ‎ (lūṭ) "spoil, plunder, loot"
- Hindi: लूट (lūṭ) "spoil, plunder, loot"
  - → English: loot

Derived terms

लुण्टति (luṇṭati)
- Sanskrit: *लुट्टति (luṭṭati)

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