greed, usually in compounds: ˚māna greed & conceit Snp.328; -lobha g. desire MN.i.360, MN.i.362 (see [a˚ and giddhilobhin](/define/a˚ and giddhilobhin)); Ja.v.343 Der. giddhikatā (f. abstr. = Sk. gṛdhnutā) greed Vb.351 (variant reading gedhi˚).

cp. Sk. gṛdhyā or gṛdhnutā