Nepali edit

Etymology edit

From अल्सि [alsi], from Sanskrit आलस्यम् (ālasyam).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

अल्छी (alchī)

  1. lazy

Noun edit

अल्छी (alchī)

  1. a lazy person

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “अल्सि”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner

Further reading edit

  • अल्छी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “अल्छी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar