આળસુ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati आलसू (ālasū), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀆𑀮𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ālassa), from Sanskrit आलस्य (ā́lasya).

Pronunciation

(Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.ɭsu/
Rhymes: -u

Adjective

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

આળસ (āḷsa)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “alasá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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