लोक लाज़ lōk lāz
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
The honour or credit of a people.
Regard for public opinion.
Loss of shame amongst people, safeguarding of honour, avoidance of public slander.
Usual translation
- opinions of society
Origin of the definition
Shame.
Shyness, bashfulness, modesty.
Honour.
The world.
One of the three worlds: svarg (heaven), pr̥thvī (Earth), pātāl (hell).
One of the fourteen worlds (of which seven are above and seven below).
People, folk, public.
Popular, public.
लोक lōka lok / -लाज loss of shame amongst people, safeguarding of honour, avoidance of public slander.
लोक-लाज, f. the honour or credit of a people; regard for public opinion.
lok-lāj, s.f. The honour or credit of a people ( = lokāćār)
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
33 occurrences
In 21 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
15 occurrences
In 8 on 1112 murlis
Mamma
1 occurrences
In 1 on 122 murlis
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- Tuesday 1 June 2021
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