આળસુ
Gujarati edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Gujarati आलसू (ālasū), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀆𑀮𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ālassa), from Sanskrit आलस्य (ā́lasya).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.ɭsu/
- Rhymes: -u
Adjective edit
આળસુ • (āḷsu) (indeclinable)
- lazy, lethargic
- મારો નાનો ભાઈ એકદમ આળસુ છે.
- māro nāno bhāī ekadam āḷsu che.
- My younger brother is very lazy.
Related terms edit
- આળસ (āḷsa)
References edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “alasá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press