आलाप

See also: आलापा

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.lɑː.pɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈl̪ɑː.pɐ/

Noun

आलाप • (ālāpa) stem, m

1. speaking to, addressing
2. speech
3. conversation, communication (Pañcat. Hit. Kathās. Ṡak. &c.)
4. the singing or twittering of birds (Kathās)
5. statement of the question in an arithmetical or algebraic sum
6. question

Descendants

• Kashmiri: آلَو (ālav, “call, summons”)