लज्ज्
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)
- to be ashamed
Derived terms
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)
Sanskrit terms belonging to the root लज्ज् (0 c, 2 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root लज्ज् (3 c, 0 e)
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