lud
to play
Latin · ludere / lusus
Lud and lus come from Latin ludere, "to play". They appear in words about games, tricks, false appearances, and playful or deceiving acts.
Memory trick
LUDo is a game you play; an ILLUSION is a trick played on your eyes.
Words from this root
- allude (al + lude) — to refer to indirectlyइशारा करना
- allusion (al + lus + ion) — an indirect referenceपरोक्ष उल्लेख
- collude (col + lude) — to secretly plan to cheatमिलीभगत करना
- collusive (col + lus + ive) — secretly plotting togetherसाठगाँठ वाला
- delude (de + lude) — to mislead or trickधोखा देना, बहकाना
- disillusion (dis + il + lus + ion) — to free from false beliefभ्रम तोड़ना
- disillusionment (dis + il + lus + ion + ment) — loss of false beliefमोहभंग
- elude (e + lude) — to escape or avoidचकमा देना, बच निकलना
- illusion (il + lus + ion) — a false appearanceभ्रम
- illusionist (il + lus + ion + ist) — a magicianजादूगर
- interlude (inter + lude) — a short pause between eventsमध्यांतर
- ludic (lud + ic) — playful, relating to playखेल-संबंधी, खिलंदड़ा
- postlude (post + lude) — a closing piece of musicसमापन संगीत