अलग अलग

Hindi

Etymology

Reduplication of अलग (alag).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.ləɡ ə.ləɡ/, [ɐ.lɐɡ‿ɐ.lɐɡ]

Adjective

अलग अलग • (alag alag) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling الگ الگ)

1. separate, distinct
2. different

   लोग अलग अलग बातें करते रहे

   log alag alag bātẽ karte rahe

   People kept saying different things.

Adverb

अलग अलग • (alag alag) (Urdu spelling الگ الگ)

1. separately

   वे सब अलग अलग बैठ गये। ― ve sab alag alag baiṭh gaye. ― They all sat separately.

2. apart

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अलग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “अलग”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.