आली

Braj

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आली (ālī).

Noun

आली (ālī) f

1. female friend

   Synonym: सखी (sakhī)

   मान तज दे री आली, आयो है फागुन मास ― mān taj de rī ālī, āyo hai phāgun mās ― let go your pride, friend, for spring has come

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Kurukh

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Dravidian *āḷ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːliː/

Noun

आली (ālī)

1. woman

   Synonym: मुक्का (mukkā)

   Coordinate term: आल (āl)

References

• Hahn, Ferb (1903) “आली”, in Kurukh Orao English dictionary‎^[1], Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta, page 9