lubha

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lobha — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

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

• kalubhaan
• 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