लालसा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लालसा (lālasā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /lɑːl.sɑː/, [läːl.säː]

Noun

लालसा • (lālsā) f

1. desire, want

   Synonyms: इच्छा (icchā), साध (sādh), कामना (kāmnā), चाहत (cāhat), ख़्वाहिश (xvāhiś)

Declension

Declension of लालसा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लालसा lālsā	लालसाएँ lālsāẽ
oblique	लालसा lālsā	लालसाओं lālsāõ
vocative	लालसा lālsā	लालसाओ lālsāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लालसा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi लालसा (lālasā), Sanskrit लालसा (lālasā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lal.sa/

Noun

लालसा • (lālsā) f

1. ardent desire, want

   Synonyms: इच्छा (icchā), कामना (kāmnā), आकांक्षा (ākāṅkṣā)

2. craving
3. (formal) greed

   Synonyms: लोभ (lobh), हाव (hāv)

4. (colloquial) lust

   Synonyms: वासना (vāsnā), हव्यास (havyās)

Declension

Declension of लालसा (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	लालसा lālsā
direct plural	लालसा lālasā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	लालसा lālsā		लालसा lālasā
oblique सामान्यरूप	लालसे lālase		लालसां- lālasān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	लालसेला lālaselā		लालसांना lālasānnā
ergative	लालसेने, लालसेनं lālasene, lālasena		लालसांनी lālasānnī
instrumental	लालसेशी lālaseśī		लालसांशी lālasānśī
locative सप्तमी	लालसेत lālaset		लालसांत lālasāt
vocative संबोधन	लालसे lālase		लालसांनो lālasānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of लालसा (fem ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	लालसेचा lālaseċā	लालसेचे lālaseċe	लालसेची lālasecī	लालसेच्या lālasecā	लालसेचे, लालसेचं lālaseċe, lālaseċa	लालसेची lālasecī	लालसेच्या lālasecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	लालसांचा lālasānċā	लालसांचे lālasānċe	लालसांची lālasāñcī	लालसांच्या lālasāncā	लालसांचे, लालसांचं lālasānċe, lālasānċa	लालसांची lālasāñcī	लालसांच्या lālasāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लालसा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “लालसा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.