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लवण lavaṇ, or लवन lavan, or लोण loṇ, or लोन lon, or लूण lūṇ, or लून lūn[Prk. लवणंor लोणं=S. लवणं], s.m. Salt; rock or fossil salt; sea. salt;—saltness;—the sea of salt water;—adj. Salt, etc. (=lonā, q.v.):—lavaṇākar (˚ṇa+āk˚), s.m. A salt-mine;—(met.) a mine of grace or beauty:—lavaṇāmbu (˚ṇa+am˚), s.m. 'A mass of salt water'; the sea, the ocean:—lavaṇ-samudra, or lavaṇ-sindhu, s.m. The sea of salt-water, salt sea; sea, ocean:—lavaṇ-khāni, s.f. A salt-mine;—name of the district of Sāmbhar in Ajmere (celebrated for its fossil salt):—lavaṇottam (˚ṇa+ut˚), s.m. 'Best salt'; river or rock salt; nitre:—lon-bā`ī, s.m. (dialec.), A seller of salt (cf. nān-bā`ī):—loṇ-drohī, adj. Having an aversion to salt:—lonmirćlagānā(-meṅ), To apply salt and chillies (to);—to use highly seasoned language; to speak hyperbolically, or in lofty diffuse language.
Origin: Hindi