लाज

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit लज्जा (lajjā), and also doublet of लज्जा (lajjā).

Noun

लाज • (lāj) f (Urdu spelling لاج)

1. shame
2. shyness
3. bashfulness

Declension

Declension of लाज (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लाज lāj	लाजें lājẽ
oblique	लाज lāj	लाजों lājõ
vocative	लाज lāj	लाजो lājo

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लज्जा (lajjā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *lazȷ́-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lad͡z/

Noun

लाज • (lāj̈) f

1. shame, modesty, sense of decency
2. shyness
3. bashfulness
4. honor, reputation, honorable standing

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “लाज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लाज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press