शर्म

See also: श्रम

Hindi

Alternative forms

• शरम (śaram)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian شرم (šarm), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭥𐭬 (šarm), from Avestan 𐬟𐬱𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀 (fšar^əma), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱormo- (“suffering, pain”)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃəɾm/, [ʃɐɾm], /ʃə.ɾəm/, [ʃɐ.ɾɐ̃m]
• Rhymes: -əɾm

Noun

शर्म • (śarm) f

1. shame

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   तब तुझे कोई शर्म नहीं लगी?

   tab tujhe koī śarm nahī̃ lagī?

   Did you not feel any shame then?

   Synonyms: लाज (lāj), लज्जा (lajjā)

2. bashfulness, shyness

Related terms

• शर्मनाक (śarmanāk, “shameful”)
• शर्माना (śarmānā, “to be shy, bashful”)
• शर्मिंदा (śarmindā, “shy, bashful”)

 

Interjection

शर्म • (śarm)

1. shame on you; for shame!