लालच

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लालित्य (lālitya, “lust”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

लालच • (lālac) m (Urdu spelling لالچ)

1. greed, avarice

Declension

Declension of लालच (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लालच lālac	लालच lālac
oblique	लालच lālac	लालचों lālacõ
vocative	लालच lālac	लालचो lālaco

Synonyms

• लोभ (lobh)
• लोलुपता (loluptā)

Derived terms

• लालची (lālcī)
• ललचाना (lalcānā)

References

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