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lathi

/lʌˈtiː/ UK

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Borrowed from Hindi लाठी (lāṭhī).

noun lathis · lattee · latti

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.
uncountable A martial art based on stick fighting originally practiced in India. Lathi shares its basic principles with other martial arts.

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@misc{lathi_2026,
  title = {lathi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lathi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}