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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.)
- greed, avarice, selfish desire, cupidity[1]
- Synonym: ရာဂ (raga.)
Derived terms
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References
- ^ “လောဘ” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 928.
Further reading
Mon
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali lobha.
Pronunciation
Noun
လောဘ (lobha)
- avarice, selfish desire, cupidity
Pali
Noun
လောဘ m
- Burmese script form of lobha