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Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लोभिन् (lobhin). By surface analysis, लोभ (lobh) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
Adjective
लोभी • (lobhī) (indeclinable) (formal)
- greedy or desirous of, longing for, eager after
- Synonym: (more common) लालची (lālcī)
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “लोभी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “लोभी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लोभी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “लोभी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi लोभिया (lobhiyā), from Sanskrit लोभिन् (lobhin). By surface analysis, लोभ (lobh) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
Adjective
लोभी • (lobhī) (indeclinable)
- greedy, avaricious
- Synonyms: हावरट (hāvraṭ), अधाशी (adhāśī)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “लोभी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “लोभिया”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan