lubha

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit लोभ (lobha, “greed, intense desire”). Compare Malay loba and Balinese loba.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /lubˈhaʔ/ [lʊbˈhaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: lub‧ha

Noun

lubhâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜊ᜔ᜑ)

  1. severity; seriousness; gravity (of sickness, etc.)

Derived terms

  • ilubha
  • kalubhaan
  • lubhaan
  • lumubha
  • magpalubha
  • malubha
  • palubha
  • palubhain

Adverb

lubhâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜊ᜔ᜑ)

  1. extremely; very; too
    Lubha kang masaya ngayon. ― You look very happy today.

Further reading

  • “lubha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 202
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