လောဘ

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word လောဘ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word လောဘ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say လောဘ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word လောဘ you have here. The definition of the word လောဘ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofလောဘ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali lobha, ultimately from Sanskrit लोभ (lobha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔ́ba̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: lau:bha. • ALA-LC: lobha • BGN/PCGN: law:ba. • Okell: lòbá

Noun

လောဘ (lau:bha.)

  1. greed, avarice, selfish desire, cupidity[1]
    Synonym: ရာဂ (raga.)

Derived terms

(Nouns)

(Verbs)

References

  1. ^ လောဘ” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 928.

Further reading

Mon

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali lobha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔ́pʰɛ̤ʔ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

လောဘ (lobha)

  1. avarice, selfish desire, cupidity

Pali

Noun

လောဘ m

  1. Burmese script form of lobha