Latva, Laṭva: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Latva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarLatva (लत्व).—Change of र् (r) into ल् (l). See ल (la) above.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLaṭva (लट्व).—[laṭeḥ kvan Uṇādi-sūtra 1.14]
1) A horse.
2) A dancing boy.
3) Name of a Rāga in music.
4) Name of a caste.
-ṭvā 1 A kind of bird.
2) A curl on the forehead.
3) A sparrow.
4) A kind of musical instrument.
5) A game.
6) Safflower.
7) An unchaste woman.
Derivable forms: laṭvaḥ (लट्वः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryLaṭva (लट्व).—m.
(-ṭvaḥ) 1. A horse. 2. A division of music. 3. A low and wild tribe, a tribe of mountaineers. 4. A dancing boy. f.
(-ṭvā) 1. A bird said to be a kind of sparrow. 2. A fruit, a variety of the Karanja. 3. A bad or unchaste woman. 4. Curls on the forehead or hanging down on the face. 5. Safflower. 6. A sweetmeat. 7. A kind of musical instrument. E. laṭ to be like a child, Unadi aff. kvan .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryLaṭvā (लट्वा).—f. 1. A sparrow. 2. A musical instrument (?). 3. A game. 4. A tree, a species of the Karañja.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Laṭva (लट्व):—m. ([according to] to [Uṇādi-sūtra i, 151] [from] √laṭ; only, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) a horse
2) a [particular] caste (said to be a tribe of mountaineers)
3) a dancing boy
4) a big boiler
5) (in music) a [particular] Rāga
6) Laṭvā (लट्वा):—[from laṭva] f. a kind of bird, [Suśruta]
7) [v.s. ...] (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) safflower
8) [v.s. ...] a kind of Karañja
9) [v.s. ...] any fruit
10) [v.s. ...] a game, gambling
11) [v.s. ...] a curl on the forehead (= bhramaraka)
12) [v.s. ...] = śilī
13) [v.s. ...] = vādya, or avadya
14) [v.s. ...] = tūlikā or tulikā.
15) Lātvā (लात्वा):—[from lā] ind. having taken, taking (often - ‘with’, accompanied by), [Kāvya literature]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryLaṭva (लट्व):—(ṭvaḥ) 1. m. A horse; a division of music; a wild tribe. f. Sparrow; Karanja; a bad woman; front curls; safflower; sweetmeat.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Laṭvā (लट्वा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Laṭṭā.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusLatva (ಲತ್ವ):—[noun] the letter 'ಲ' (usu. pronounced with the vowel 'ಅ').
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Ḷatva (ಳತ್ವ):—[noun] = ಳಕಾರ [lakara].
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Ḻatva (ೞತ್ವ):—[noun] = ೞಕಾರ [lakara].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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