fem nom sg of laṅgī (noun); fem nom pl of laṅgī (noun); fem acc pl of laṅgī (noun); fem voc sg of laṅgī (noun); …
Etymology. From √laṅg- 'to limp, halt, block'. The concrete image is of something that halts or obstructs motion—a bar or bolt that stops passage. No clear Indo-European cognate; the root may be onomatopoetic or related to the sense of rigidity and obstruction.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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