lathi
/lʌˈtiː/noun
lathi is spelled L-A-T-H-I: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lathi means “A heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lathi is lathis.
How many letters and syllables are in lathi?
| Letters | 5: L-A-T-H-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lathi?
Lathi appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lathi?
- UK /lʌˈtiː/
Lathi has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with lathi?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lathi from its last stressed vowel (/i/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: laith, thali.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of lathi
- lathis plural
- lattee
- latti
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lathi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiaA heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen.
- 2
A martial art based on stick fighting originally practiced in India.
Lathi shares its basic principles with other martial arts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lathi come from?
Borrowed from Hindi लाठी (lāṭhī).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).