लबाड

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀮𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*labba) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-). Related to लफंगा (laphaṅgā). Compare Hindustani لَباڑ (labāṛ) / लबाड़ (labāṛ), Odia ନାବଡ଼ା (nabôṛa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lə.baɖ/

Adjective

लबाड • (labāḍ)

1. shrewd, scheming, dishonest

Derived terms

• लबाडी (labāḍī)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “लबाड”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 130.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लबाड”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “लबाड”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2671.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*lappha²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 635