lampatia

noun

lam·​pat·​ia

lamˈpatēə

plural -s

: kokan

Word History

Etymology

Nepali lāmpatiyā, from lām long (from Sanskrit lambda pendent, long, from lambate it hangs down) + pāt leaf, from Sanskrit pattra wing, feather, leaf; akin to Sanskrit patati he flies, falls

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