lubha

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Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /lubˈhaʔ/, [lʊbˈhaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: lub‧ha

Noun[edit]

lubhâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜊ᜔ᜑ)

  1. severity; seriousness; gravity (of sickness, etc.)

Derived terms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

lubhâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜊ᜔ᜑ)

  1. extremely; very; too
    Lubha kang masaya ngayon. ― You look very happy today.

Further reading[edit]

  • “lubha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 202
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