Telugu

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Cognate with Kannada ಅಲೆ (ale), Malayalam അല (ala), Tamil அலை (alai).

Noun

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అల (alan (plural అలలు)

  1. A wave.
    Synonym: తరంగము (taraṅgamu)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

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అల (ala)

  1. there
    అల వైకుంఠపురంబులో నగరిలో
    ala vaikuṇṭhapurambulō nagarilō
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Pronoun

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అల (ala)

  1. that

References

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  • అల at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)
  • L. Chakradhara Rao et al, editors (1978-1995), “అల”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications