लता

Etymology
Possibly ultimately from, variant of ; if so, cognate with 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬), 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬, 🇨🇬) and 🇨🇬, as well as perhaps 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) a creeper (any creeping or winding plant or twining tendril); liana Mn. MBh. &c.
 * 2) musk-creeper L.
 * 3) a slender woman, any woman Naish. Tantras.
 * 4) the thong or lash of a whip; whip Pañcat. Suṡr.
 * 5) a string of pearls VarBṛS.