Sanskrit laghu (108)
According to Monier-Williams’ A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Sanskrit word laghu means “light, quick, swift, active, prompt, and nimble.” It is linguistically related to terms in other Indo-European languages such as Greek ἐ-λαχύς (e-lachýs), Latin levis, Lithuanian lengvus, Old English lungre, and Modern English lungs. It traces its origin to the Tamil root el through the transformation of el > laghu. The following words, related to Sanskrit laghu, also originate from Tamil el.
laghu-kāya, “light-bodied; can also refer to a goat.” laghu-kāshṭha, “a light stick used for defence against another stick.” laghu-koshṭha, “having a light stomach or having little in the stomach.” laghu-karma, “having a quick or rapid step, going quickly; can also mean doing something quickly or hastily.” laghu-khaṭvikā, “a small couch or easy chair.” laghu-ga, “moving quickly, the god of the wind.” laghu-gati, “having a quick step or being quick in movement.” laghu-citta, “light-minded, little-minded, or fickle; can also refer to light-mindedness or fickleness.” laghu-citra-hasta, “light and ready-handed, possessing unusual manual skill.” laghu-cetas, “little-minded or low-minded.” laghu-cchedya, “easy to be cut or extirpated, easily destroyed.” laghu-tara, “more quick, lighter, easier.” laghu-tā, “quickness, lightness, ease, or insignificance, depending on the context.” laghu-tva, “quickness, agility, lightness, or levity, as well as a feeling of ease or prosodical shortness.” laghu-drāvin, “easily liquefying or flowing rapidly, especially referring to quicksilver.” laghu-pañca-mūla, “a compound consisting of five different roots. (Probably it refers to small roots, as in laghu-mūla).” laghu-patanaka, “a crow known for its quick flight.” laghu-parākrama, “describes something of quick resolution.” laghu-parikrama, “signifies moving quickly or having a swift pace.” laghu-pāka, “relates to easy digestion or being easily digestible.” laghu-pramāṇa, “signifies something of little magnitude or short in size.” laghu-prayatna, “characterised by using little effort, being indolent or lacking in potency.” laghu-bhava, “denotes a low or humble station or status.” laghu-bhuj, “describes someone who eats sparingly or consumes little.” laghu-bhojana, “a light repast or a slight refreshment.” laghu-bhrātṛi, “denotes a younger brother.” laghu-māṉsa, “a kind of partridge known for its easily digestible flesh.” laghu-mūla, “signifies having a small root or beginning, particularly in mathematical contexts.” laghu-vāsas, “wearing light or clean attire.” laghu-vikrama, “quick step or quick-footed.” laghu-vṛitti, “short commentary; having a light or ill-conducted nature.” laghu-vedhin, “easily piercing or cleverly hitting.” laghu- ṡaṅkha, “a kind of small shell.” laghu-sattva, “weak-natured or fickle character.” laghu-saṃdeṡa-pada, “expressing a request concisely in speech.” laghu-samutthāna, “rising quickly to work, being active and alert.” laghu-samudīraṇa, “moving easily.” laghu-sāra, “of little importance, insignificant, or worthless.” laghu-syada, “the act of moving or gliding quickly.” laghu-hasta, “light-handed or possessing skill in the hands (e.g., archer or writer).” laghu-hṛidaya, “light-hearted or fickle in nature.” laghûkti, “a brief mode of expression.” laghûtthāna, “easily set about or begun, making active efforts or doing work rapidly.” laghûtthita, “promptly ready or at hand.” laghaya, “to make light of, lessen, diminish, mitigate, or soften; also, to excel or surpass in a certain aspect.” laghiman, “lightness, levity, or the absence of weight; it can also denote a supernatural ability to achieve extreme lightness at will.” laghishṭha, “superlative degree of lightness or quickness, indicating something very light or quick.” lághīyas, “something more or very quick or light. It also implies extreme insignificance or a lack of authority.” laghuka, “synonymous with laghu, indicating something light, unimportant, or insignificant.” laghū, “a prefix used in compounds to convey the idea of lightness or quickness.” laghū-karaṇa, “the act of making something lighter, reducing its weight, diminishing it, or thinking less of it.” laghū-kṛi, “to make something light, reduce its weight, diminish it, or lessen it; it can also mean to reduce its importance, underestimate it, or treat it lightly.” laghū-kṛita, “describes something that has been made lighter, reduced in weight, shortened, or diminished in importance or authority.” laghūya, “the action of thinking lightly of or despising something or someone, implying a lack of respect or regard.” laghv, “this term is a variant spelling of laghu, which means light or quick.” laghv-akshara, “to something that is short-syllabled, indicating that it consists of brief or concise syllables.” laghv-aksharaka, “denotes a specific measure of time, equal to two trutis, which is considered short in the context of time measurement.” laghv-añjīra, “represents a species of fig, providing the name for a particular type of fig plant.” laghv-atri, “a shortened version of Atri's law-book, which is likely a concise or abridged legal text.” laghv-amara, “represents an abbreviation of Amara’s dictionary, suggesting a condensed or abridged form of Amara’s lexical work.” laghv-ashṭavarga, “denotes a work or category with the name laghv-ashṭavarga.” laghv-ācārya, “signifies an author named laghv-ācārya.” laghv-ādyuḍumbarâhvā, “a specific work or concept related to ādyudumbarâhvā.” laghv-āṡin and laghv-āhāra, “describes someone or something as eating little, practising moderation in diet, or being abstemious.” laghv-āhnika, “name of a work.” lāghava, “swiftness, skill, and lightness. It can also imply thoughtlessness, insignificance, or brevity depending on context.” lāghava-kārin, “degrading, disgraceful.” lāghava-gaurava-vicāra, “name of work.” lāghavânvita, “possessed of brevity.” lāghavika, “something short or brief.”