लंपट

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Sanskrit लम्पट (lampaṭa).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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लंपट (lampaṭ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling لَمْپَٹ) (also used in colloquial language)

  1. lustful, unchaste, addicted to sexual pleasure
    Synonym: कामी (kāmī)
  2. greedy
    Synonyms: लोलुप (lolup), लालची (lālcī), लोभी (lobhī)
    1. (by extension) "one who is greedy [for little things]"
      1. insensible
        लंपट लड़काlampaṭ laṛkāinsensible young boy
        Synonyms: नासमझ (nāsmajh), मूर्ख (mūrkh), बेवक़ूफ़ (bevqūf)
      2. idiot
        अबे लंपट!abe lampaṭ!Oh you idiot!

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