lolatā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀮𑁄𑀮𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• लोलता (Devanagari script)
• লোলতা (Bengali script)
• ලොලතා (Sinhalese script)
• လောလတာ or လေႃလတႃ (Burmese script)
• โลลตา or โลละตา (Thai script)
• ᩃᩮᩣᩃᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂລລຕາ or ໂລລະຕາ (Lao script)
• លោលតា (Khmer script)
• 𑄣𑄮𑄣𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लोलता (lolatā). By surface analysis, lola +‎ -tā.

Noun

lolatā f

1. greed, longing, eagerness

   Synonyms: lobha, loluppa, āmisa, giddhi

Declension

Declension table of "lolatā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	lolatā	lolatāyo or lolatā
Accusative (second)	lolataṃ	lolatāyo or lolatā
Instrumental (third)	lolatāya	lolatāhi or lolatābhi
Dative (fourth)	lolatāya	lolatānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	lolatāya	lolatāhi or lolatābhi
Genitive (sixth)	lolatāya	lolatānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	lolatāya or lolatāyaṃ	lolatāsu
Vocative (calling)	lolate	lolatāyo or lolatā

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “lolatā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 589