लोभी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लोभिन् (lobhin). By surface analysis, लोभ (lobh) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /loː.bʱiː/

Adjective

लोभी • (lobhī) (indeclinable) (formal)

1. 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 [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.

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi लोभिया (lobhiyā), from Sanskrit लोभिन् (lobhin). By surface analysis, लोभ (lobh) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo.bʱi/, [lo.bʱiː]

Adjective

लोभी • (lobhī) (indeclinable)

1. greedy, avaricious

   Synonyms: हावरट (hāvraṭ), अधाशी (adhāśī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “लोभी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “लोभिया”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.