लालसा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लालसा (lālasā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /lɑːl.sɑː/, [läːl.säː]

Noun

लालसा • (lālsā) f

1. desire, want

   Synonyms: इच्छा (icchā), साध (sādh), कामना (kāmnā), चाहत (cāhat), ख़्वाहिश (xvāhiś)

Declension

Declension of लालसा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लालसा lālsā	लालसाएँ lālsāẽ
oblique	लालसा lālsā	लालसाओं lālsāõ
vocative	लालसा lālsā	लालसाओ lālsāo

References

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