लालच

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *लालिच्च (lālicca), from Sanskrit लालित्य (lālitya, “lust”), a vṛddhi derivative of ललित (lalita, “sported, desired”), from the root लल् (lal, “to sport, play”). Related to लड़ना (laṛnā, “to fight”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /lɑː.lət͡ʃ/, [läː.lɐt͡ʃ]

Noun

लालच • (lālac) m (Urdu spelling لالچ)

  1. greed, avarice
    Synonyms: लोभ (lobh), लोलुपता (loluptā)

Declension

Declension of लालच (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct लालच
lālac 		लालच
lālac
oblique लालच
lālac 		लालचों
lālacõ
vocative लालच
lālac 		लालचो
lālaco

Derived terms

  • ललचना (lalacnā, “to covet”)
  • ललचाना (lalcānā, “entice”)
  • लालच करना (lālac karnā, “to covet”)
  • लालच देना (lālac denā, “to lure”)
  • लालची (lālcī, “greedy”)
  • ललक (lalak, “desire”)
  • ललकना (lalaknā, “to yearn”)
  • ललकाना (lalkānā, “to arouse”)
  • ललसाना (lalsānā, “to tempt”)
  • लला (lalā, “dear, boy”)
  • ललित (lalit, “lovely”)
  • ललिता (lalitā, “lovely woman”)
  • लालन (lālan, “mistress”)
  • लालन-पालन (lālan-pālan, “nurturing”)
  • लालित्य (lālitya, “elegance”)

References

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