laṭṭū I. mc top: बच्चे लट्टुओं से खेलते हैं children play with their --s; ~ घुमाना/फिराना/नचाना to spin the top. II. a enamoured [used predicatively]: वह उस पर ~ है he is -- of her; पहली नज़र में ही मैं उस पर ~ हो गया at the very first sight I got -- of him.

las·dār, लसलसा las·lasā,

lū lū a and mc idiot, nitwit: लड़का बिलकुल ~ है the boy is quite an --; ~ बनाना to befool.

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.

lekhā-jokhā mu calculation: हानि-लाभ का ~ -- of loss and profit; ~ करना to calculate.

lobiyā mu cowpea: ~ का रसा -- curry; आज ~ बना है -- has been cooked today.

lukan-mīṭī लुका-छिपी lukā-chhipī fu hide and seek; हम ~ खेला करते थे we used to play --.

luṭānā vt to squander: रुपया, बचत ~ -- money, savings; व्यापारी ने सारा माल सस्ते दामों लुटा दिया the businessman gave away the entire goods at a cheap price.

lag·vānā vt [caus. of लगाना] to cause to apply, to get fixed, etc. see लगाना.

¹ lagan fu devotion, whole- heartedness: अपना काम ~ से करना to do one's work with devotion (wholeheartedly); ~ लगना to become fond of; उसे भक्‍ित की ~ लगी है he has become fond of Bhakti/devotion; △ लगन लगी तब लाज कहाँ है Love knows no shame.