అల

Telugu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ala/
• Rhymes: -ల

Etymology 1

Cognate with Kannada ಅಲೆ (ale), Malayalam അല (ala), Tamil அலை (alai).

Noun

అల • (ala) n (plural అలలు)

1. A wave.

   Synonym: తరంగము (taraṅgamu)

Derived terms

• అలఱాయి (alaṟāyi, “rock armour, rip-rap”)

Etymology 2

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Adverb

అల • (ala)

1. there

   అల వైకుంఠపురంబులో నగరిలో

   ala vaikuṇṭhapurambulō nagarilō

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Pronoun

అల • (ala)

1. that

References

• అల at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)
• L. Chakradhara Rao et al, editors (1978-1995), “అల”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications