लज्ज्

See also: लज्जा and लज़ीज़

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• लज् (laj)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• লজ্জ্ (Assamese script)
• ᬮᬚ᭄ᬚ᭄ (Balinese script)
• লজ্জ্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰕𑰿𑰕𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• လဇ္ဇ် (Burmese script)
• લજ્જ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਲਜ੍ਜ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌲𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦭꦗ꧀ꦗ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂪𑂔𑂹𑂔𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಲಜ್ಜ್ (Kannada script)
• លជ្ជ៑ (Khmer script)
• ລຊ຺ຊ຺ (Lao script)
• ലജ്ജ് (Malayalam script)
• ᠯᠠᡯᡯ (Manchu script)
• 𑘩𑘕𑘿𑘕𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠠᠽᠽ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧉𑦵𑧠𑦵𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑐖𑑂𑐖𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଲଜ୍ଜ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢭꢙ꣄ꢙ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆘𑇀𑆘𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖕𑖿𑖕𑖿 (Siddham script)
• ලජ‍්ජ් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩽𑩣 𑪙𑩣 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚥𑚑𑚶𑚑𑚶 (Takri script)
• லஜ்ஜ் (Tamil script)
• లజ్జ్ (Telugu script)
• ลชฺชฺ (Thai script)
• ལ་ཛྫ྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒖𑓂𑒖𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨬𑨥𑩇𑨥𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Sanskritization of Prakrit 𑀮𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁆 (lajj), from an l-variant of Sanskrit रज्यते (rajyate, “is reddened”), from the root रज् (raj, “to redden”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐdd͡ʑ/, [lɐd̚d͡ʑ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /l̪ɐd̪d͡ʑ/, [l̪ɐd̪̚d͡ʑ]

Root

लज्ज् • (lajj)

1. to be ashamed

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root लज्ज्‎ (0 c, 2 e)

Primary Verbal Forms

• लज्जते (lajjate, Present)
• लज्जायते (lajjāyate, Present)
• लज्जिष्यते (lajjiṣyate, Future)
• लज्जिता (lajjitā, Periphrastic Future)
• अलज्जिष्ट (alajjiṣṭa, Aorist)
• ललज्जिरे (lalajjire, Perfect)

Secondary Forms

• लज्जयति (lajjayati, Causative)
• लज्जापयति (lajjāpayati, Causative)
• लिलज्जिषति (lilajjiṣati, Desiderative)
• लालज्ज्यते (lālajjyate, Intensive)

Non-Finite Forms

• लज्जित (lajjita, Past Participle)
• लज्जायित (lajjāyita, Past Participle)
• लज्जितुम् (lajjitum, Infinitive)

Derived Nominal Forms

• लज्जा (lajjā)
• लज्जालु (lajjālu)

Prefixed Root Forms

• विलज्ज् (vilajj)
• संलज्ज् (saṃlajj)

Descendants

Terms derived from the Sanskrit root लज्ज्‎ (3 c, 0 e)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “लज्ज्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0895.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 525