As a Hindi name
लेटना
to lie down, recline; to yield
लेट
Śabdasāgara also records: सुरखी, कंकड़ और चूना पीटकर बनाई हुई कड़ी चिकनी सतह । गच
Platts (p. 974) also records: = ليت let, q.v
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit लेट्यति — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Hindi verb set लेटना (leṭnā) लिटाना (liṭānā) Inherited from Sanskrit लेट्यति (leṭyati, “to deceive, sleep or shine”).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
leṭyati Den. P. 1 To deceive, cheat. 2 To be first. 3 To sleep. 4 To shine.
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Recorded as a personal name: a partic. mixed caste
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Dictionary citations
leṭa m. N. of a partic. mixed caste, BrahmaP.
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