लोभी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लोभिन् (lobhin); synchronically analysable as लोभ (lobh) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /loː.bʱiː/, [l̪oː.bʱiː]

Adjective

लोभी • (lobhī) (indeclinable) (formal)

  1. greedy or desirous of, longing for, eager after
    Synonym: लालची (lālcī) (more common)

Further reading
  • Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “लोभी”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: 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
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