لڙک بدهـ लडकबुद्धि laṛak-buddhi S s. f. Child- ishness, the wisdom of a child.

لنگهني langhan-ī S̱. s. f. Fast, fasting.

لاک lāk P s. m. 1. See لاکهہ lākh, sign. 1. 2. A kneadingtrough. 3. A tortoise, which is also called لاک پشت lāk-pusht.

لڙکا luṛkā H s. m. A Hindū ornament worn in the ears.

لمکنا lamkanā S̱. (लम्बकर्ण) s. m. A hare, a rabbit.

لجت लज्जित lajjit S adj. Abashed, ashamed.

لال lāl S̱. 1. (r. लल Wish for, or लड Sport) adj. Darling, dear; s. m. An infant boy, a son. 2. (लाला) s. m. Spittle, saliva. 3. s. m. The name of a bird. (The male of Frin- gilla amandava). لال بجهکڙ lāl bujhakkaṛ, An intelligent person; one who comprehends quickly, or who readily divines what has happened or is to happen from certain symptoms; but, the term is generally used ironically for a wise- acre, an ignorant foolish person who pretends to more sense than his neighbours; as, in the following answer given by a person of this de- scription, when consulted respecting the marks of an elephantʼs feet in mire, by people who had never seen such an animal: يـﮩ توبوجهي لال بجهکڙ اورنه بوجهي کوي پاين چکي باندهکرمت هرنا کوداهوي Yih to būjhe lāl bujhakkaṛ aur na būjhe koʼe; pāyan chakkī bāndhkar mat harnā kūdā hoʼe. Lāl Bujhakkaṛ and none else can understand this; may not an antelope with a millstone tied to his feet have bounded here?

لحن laḥn A s. f. 1. A sound, a note. 2. Melody, modulation.

لکهـ لٿ lakh-luṭ S̱. (from لاکهـ Hundred thousand, and لوٿنا To plunder) adj. Extravagant.

لحم laḥm A (Heb. ) 1. s. m. Flesh, meat. 2. Solder. 3. ¶ laḥim, adj. Carnivorous.