Odia

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit अल्प (alpa). Cognate to Bengali অল্প (olpo) and Hindi अल्प (alp).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ଅଳ୍ପ (aḷpa)

  1. slight
  2. some
  3. few
  4. same; little
  5. mean; low
  6. negligible; insignificant
  7. despicable

References

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  • Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ଅଳ୍ପ”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
  • Neukom, Lukas (2003) A grammar of Oriya[1], Zürich: Seminar für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, page 77