लहान

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi लहाणा (lahāṇā), लहाना (lahānā) , लहानाल (lahānāla), लान (lāna), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀡𑁆𑀳 (laṇha), from Sanskrit श्लक्ष्ण (ślakṣṇa), from Proto-Indo-European *slǵ-s-nós. Cognate with Konkani लान (lān), Hindi नन्हा (nanhā), Gujarati નાનું (nānũ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lə.ɦan/, [lʱan]

Adjective

लहान • (lahān)

1. small

   Synonyms: छोटा (choṭā), छोटी (choṭī), छोटे (choṭe)

2. short

   Synonyms: बुटके (buṭke), ठेंगणे (ṭheṅgṇe)

Derived terms

• लहान भाऊ (lahān bhāū, “younger brother”)
• लहानपण (lahānpaṇ, “childhood”)

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लहान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “लहान”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ślakṣṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press