လောဘ
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.)
- avarice, selfish desire, cupidity[1]
- Synonym: ရာဂ (raga.)
Related terms
(Nouns)
- လောဘဇော (lau:bha.jau:)
(Verbs)
- လောဘဇောတိုက် (lau:bha.jau:tuik)
References
- “လောဘ” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 928.
Pali
Noun
လောဘ m
- Burmese script form of lobha