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latti

latti is the archaic form of lathi.

Meaning of lathi

Noun

lathi (countable and uncountable, plural lathis)

  1. (India, countable) A heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen.
    • The iron-bound bamboo staves, known as lâtees, with which most disputes among rival zemindars were traditionally settled.1973, JG Farrell, The Siege of Krishnapur
  2. (uncountable) A martial art based on stick fighting originally practiced in India.
    • Lathi shares its basic principles with other martial arts.

Forms of latti

plurallattis

Questions about latti

What is latti the archaic form of?
Latti is the archaic form of lathi.

Words near latti in the dictionary

  1. lattermath
  2. lattermaths
  3. lattermost
  4. latterness
  5. lattes
  6. latti
  7. lattial
  8. lattials
  9. lattice
  10. lattice Boltzmann method
  11. lattice Boltzmann methods

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