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?

لٿو laṭṭū H s. m. A childʼs top. ل؟و هونا laṭṭū honā, v. n. To fall in love, to be enamoured.

لمبيان کرنا lambiyāṅ karnā S̱. v. a. To prance.

لڙ laṛ H s. f. 1. A string (of pearls, &c.), a thread, a row. 2. A strand of a rope or cord. 3. A party. لڙ مين رهنا laṛ meṅ rahnā, To be in oneʼs party.

لگان lagān S̱. (from لگانا lagānā) s. m. Stopping or making fast (a boat, &c.).

لياقت liyāḳat A (from ليق) s. f. Fitness, consis- tency, congruity, conveniency, expediency, pro- priety, capability, capacity, aptitude, adherence, connexion; worth, merit, skill, abilities, dignity, knack.

لپچي lapchī H s. f. A scate.

لڙانا laṛānā S̱. v. a. 1. (causal of لڙنا r. लड Agitate) To make fight, to fight, to bait. 2. (r. लड Sport, dally) To play.

لوني lūnī S̱. s. f. 1. (from लवण) The salt that effloresces from walls, &c. 2. (for नवनीत) Butter.

لوزيات lauz-iyāt A Sweetmeats in which almonds are mixed. A. P. لوزينه lauz-īna, s. m. A confection of almonds.