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Telugu
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Cognate with Kannada ಅಲೆ (ale), Malayalam അല (ala), Tamil அலை (alai).
Noun
అల • (ala) n (plural అలలు)
- A wave.
- Synonym: తరంగము (taraṅgamu)
Derived terms
- అలఱాయి (alaṟāyi, “rock armour, rip-rap”)
Etymology 2
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Adverb
అల • (ala)
- there
అల వైకుంఠపురంబులో నగరిలో- ala vaikuṇṭhapurambulō nagarilō
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Pronoun
అల • (ala)
- that
References
- 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