लाज

Hindi

Etymology

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

Noun

लाज • (lāj) f

Marathi

Etymology

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

Noun

लाज • (lāj̈)

shame, modesty, sense of decency
bashfulness
honor, reputation, honorable standing

References

James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “लाज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

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