lolup·tā fu greediness: अमीरों की ~ -- of the rich. [syn. लालच]

lapak·nā vi (a) to pounce upon: शेर लोमड़ी पर लपका the lion pounced upon the fox. (b) to advance with gusto: चोर को लपककर पकड़ लिया caught the thief advancing hurriedly.

lekhākarma mu accountancy: वह ~ जानता है he knows --; ~ का अनुभव experience in --.

lū fu heat-wave: गर्मियों की ~ -- in summer; ~ के थपेड़े blows of --; ~ लगना to have -- stroke.

lassī fu whey, beverage of milk: कच्ची ~ a cold beverage of milk; दही की ~ a cold beverage of curd; पंजाब की ~ प्रसिद्ध है Panjab -- is well known.

laṛānā vt (a) to cause to fight: तुम भाइयों को लड़ाते हो you cause a quarrel between the brothers; बटेर, मुरगे ~ to make quails, cocks fight. △ आँख ~ to fall in love; गप ~ to indulge in gossip; जान ~ to stake one's life; दिमाग़ ~ to exercise one's brain. (b) लाड लड़ाना to fondle, to dandle: बच्चे को लाड ~ -- a child.

laghu a (a) small [उद्योग industry, पत्र paper, रूप form]. (b) short [पाठ्‍यक्रम course, उपन्यास novel, तरंग wave]. [syn. छोटा]

laṛ·khaṛāhaṭ fu staggering, stumbling: ~ से चलना to walk --ly.

lachak fu (a) elasticity:

likhat fc written deed, instrument [also लिखत-पढ़त]; ~ हो जानी चाहिए a deed/instrument should be written down. [cf. लिखित]