शरमिंदा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• शर्मिंदा (śarmindā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شرمنده (šarmanda).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃəɾ.mɪn.d̪ɑː/, [ʃɐɾ.mɪ̃n̪.d̪äː]

Adjective

शरमिंदा • (śarmindā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling شرمندہ)

1. ashamed
2. bashful, shy

   Synonym: लज्जित (lajjit)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शरमिंदा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press