शर्म

See also: श्रम

Hindi

Alternative forms

शरम (śaram)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (šarm), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭥𐭬‎ (šarm), from Avestan 𐬟𐬱𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀‎ (fšarəma), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱormo- (“suffering, pain”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃəɾm/, /ʃə.ɾəm/
Rhymes: -əɾm

Noun

शर्म • (śarma) f

shame
तब तुझे कोई शर्म नहीं लगी?
tab tujhe koī śarma nahī̃ lagī?
Did you not feel any shame then?

Synonyms: लाज (lāj), लज्जा (lajjā)
bashfulness, shyness

Related terms

शर्मनाक (śarmanāk, “shameful”)
शर्माना (śarmānā, “to be shy, bashful”)
शर्मिंदा (śarmindā, “shy, bashful”)

Interjection

शर्म • (śarm)

shame on you; for shame!

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