s. f, Corrupted from the Sanskrit word Lajjá. Shame, disgrace, ignominy; honour:—láj rakkhṉí, v. a. To protect one's honour;—láj máṉ, wáṉ, lájwaṇt, a. Ashamed, put to confusion, disgraced: having a proper sense of shame, modest:—lájwaṇtí, s. f. The sensitive plant Mimosa Sensitiva, M. pudica, Nat. Ord. Leguminosæ:—lájward, s. m. Azure stone:—lájwardí a. Of the colour of lapis lazuli; i. q. Lajj, Lajjá.