lathi
/ˈlɑːti/noun
उच्चारण लाटी
लाठी, डंडा
Core word
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[C] Indian English
a long heavy stick, often made of bamboo and sometimes bound with metal, used as a weapon, especially by the police
लाठी, डंडा
- The police used lathis to break up the crowd.
- Each constable carried a lathi.
- The watchman tapped his lathi on the ground as he walked.
+ 2 more examples
- Police used a lathi charge to disperse the crowd.
- An old farmer leant on his lathi and watched the fields.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a lathi (countable noun)
Lathi is a countable noun borrowed from Hindi. The plural is lathis, with no change in the spelling of the singular.
'Lathi' हिंदी से आया countable noun है। इसका plural 'lathis' होता है।
- The constable carried a lathi on his shoulder.
- Several lathis were piled in the police post.
lathi charge
A lathi charge is the use of long sticks by police to push back or disperse a crowd. It is a standard phrase in Indian news writing.
'Lathi charge' का अर्थ पुलिस द्वारा भीड़ को हटाने या तितर-बितर करने के लिए लंबी लाठियों का प्रयोग है; भारतीय समाचार-लेखन में यह मानक वाक्यांश है।
- The police resorted to a lathi charge to disperse the mob.
armed with a lathi / lathi-wielding
Use armed with for carrying the stick, and lathi-wielding as a compound adjective before a noun.
लाठी लिए होने के लिए 'armed with' और noun से पहले compound adjective के रूप में 'lathi-wielding' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The watchman, armed with a lathi, guarded the gate.
- Lathi-wielding policemen stood in a line.
lathi as a verb or adjective
Lathi is almost always a noun; the verb forms are 'lathi-charge' (to attack with lathis) and the adjective 'lathi-wielding'.
'Lathi' लगभग हमेशा noun होता है; क्रिया रूप 'lathi-charge' (लाठियों से हमला करना) और adjective रूप 'lathi-wielding' हैं।
- The police lathi-charged the protesters outside the college.
+Collocations 4
verb + lathi
carrywieldraiseswingdrop
- The guard raised his lathi and warned the crowd.
adjective + lathi
bamboolongheavyiron-tippedsturdy
- The village headman leaned on his bamboo lathi.
lathi + noun
chargeblowwielderinjuryfight
- Many students suffered lathi injuries during the protest.
lathi charge on / against
protestersfarmersriotersthe crowdstudents
- The lathi charge on the crowd was widely criticised.
“More examples 5
- The old watchman walked through the lane with a lathi in his hand.
बूढ़ा चौकीदार हाथ में लाठी लेकर गली में चल रहा था।
- Police used a lathi charge to clear the road blocked by protesters.
पुलिस ने प्रदर्शनकारियों द्वारा रोकी गई सड़क को खाली कराने के लिए लाठीचार्ज किया।
- In many villages, a lathi is also used to drive cattle.
कई गाँवों में लाठी का प्रयोग पशुओं को हाँकने के लिए भी होता है।
- Gandhiji's followers faced lathis without fighting back during the Salt March.
नमक सत्याग्रह के दौरान गांधीजी के अनुयायियों ने बिना पलटवार किए लाठियों का सामना किया।
- He walked slowly, leaning on a lathi.
वह लाठी के सहारे धीरे-धीरे चल रहा था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The police lathi charged on the students.
✓ The police lathi-charged the students.
Lathi-charge is a verb and takes its object directly, without 'on'.
'Lathi-charge' क्रिया है और इसका object सीधे आता है; बीच में 'on' नहीं लगता।
✗ The police made a lathi charge to the crowd.
✓ The police made a lathi charge on the crowd.
A lathi charge is carried out on or against a crowd, not 'to' it.
भीड़ पर लाठीचार्ज 'on' या 'against' से बताया जाता है, 'to' से नहीं।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: a lathi charge is an attack by the police with lathis to break up a crowd.
Usage में lathi charge का अर्थ भीड़ को तितर-बितर करने के लिए पुलिस द्वारा लाठियों से किया गया हमला है।