"lathi" meaning in English

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lathicharge"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "hi",
        "3": "लाठी"
      },
      "expansion": "Hindi लाठी (lāṭhī)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Hindi लाठी (lāṭhī).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lathis",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Indian English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1973, JG Farrell, The Siege of Krishnapur:",
          "text": "The iron-bound bamboo staves, known as lâtees, with which most disputes among rival zemindars were traditionally settled.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Khushwant Singh, Burial at Sea, Penguin, published 2014, page 131:",
          "text": "A phalanx of policemen armed with lathis faced a mob of mill workers squatting on the road.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 94:",
          "text": "Nearby, held back by a line of lathi-carrying peons, stood the farmers whose vessels were being weighed […].",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen."
      ],
      "id": "en-lathi-en-noun-0fEjV6H6",
      "links": [
        [
          "stick",
          "stick"
        ],
        [
          "club",
          "club"
        ],
        [
          "policemen",
          "policemen"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(India, countable) A heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "India",
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 74",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Law enforcement",
          "orig": "en:Law enforcement",
          "parents": [
            "Crime prevention",
            "Emergency services",
            "Law",
            "Crime",
            "Public safety",
            "Justice",
            "Criminal law",
            "Society",
            "Public administration",
            "Security",
            "All topics",
            "Government",
            "Fundamental",
            "Politics"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 97",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Martial arts",
          "orig": "en:Martial arts",
          "parents": [
            "Sports",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 87",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Weapons",
          "orig": "en:Weapons",
          "parents": [
            "Hunting",
            "Military",
            "Tools",
            "Human activity",
            "Society",
            "Technology",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Lathi shares its basic principles with other martial arts.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A martial art based on stick fighting originally practiced in India."
      ],
      "id": "en-lathi-en-noun-Ne5pIl95",
      "links": [
        [
          "martial art",
          "martial art"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) A martial art based on stick fighting originally practiced in India."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lʌˈtiː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lattee"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "latti"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Kolkata",
    "Panaji",
    "lathi"
  ],
  "word": "lathi"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Hindi",
    "English terms derived from Hindi",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Law enforcement",
    "en:Martial arts",
    "en:Weapons"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "lathicharge"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "hi",
        "3": "लाठी"
      },
      "expansion": "Hindi लाठी (lāṭhī)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Hindi लाठी (lāṭhī).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lathis",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Indian English",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1973, JG Farrell, The Siege of Krishnapur:",
          "text": "The iron-bound bamboo staves, known as lâtees, with which most disputes among rival zemindars were traditionally settled.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Khushwant Singh, Burial at Sea, Penguin, published 2014, page 131:",
          "text": "A phalanx of policemen armed with lathis faced a mob of mill workers squatting on the road.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 94:",
          "text": "Nearby, held back by a line of lathi-carrying peons, stood the farmers whose vessels were being weighed […].",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stick",
          "stick"
        ],
        [
          "club",
          "club"
        ],
        [
          "policemen",
          "policemen"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(India, countable) A heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "India",
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Lathi shares its basic principles with other martial arts.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A martial art based on stick fighting originally practiced in India."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "martial art",
          "martial art"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) A martial art based on stick fighting originally practiced in India."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lʌˈtiː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "lattee"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "latti"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Kolkata",
    "Panaji",
    "lathi"
  ],
  "word": "lathi"
}