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lathi
or ±ô²¹Â·³Ù³ó±ð±ð
[ lah-tee ]
noun
Indian English.
- a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
lathi
/ ˈ±ôɑ˳Ùɪ /
noun
- a long heavy wooden stick used as a weapon in India, esp by the police
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lathi1
First recorded in 1840–50, lathi is from the Hindi word ±ôÄå³Ù³óÄ«
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lathi1
Hindi
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At last I pluck up courage to enquire of the guards—it needs courage, for they are in uniform, and have lathis strapped to their wrists.
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Police armed with wooden lathi sticks lashed ruthlessly out at some of the workers, who moved over the border in a giant human crush.
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“The police beat us a lot, they did a lathi charge inside the library,†said law student Mohammad Anas, using the Hindi word for a baton.
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At the river, police with lathi sticks herded masses across pontoon bridges.
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After barricading herself in a storeroom, she was rescued by police wielding bamboo lathis, or sticks.
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