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Telugu
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /asalu/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl). Compare Assamese আচল (asol), Bengali আসল (aśol), Malayalam അസൽ (asal, “original document”), Punjabi ਅਸਲ (asal).
Adjective
అసలు • (asalu)
- original, principal, excellent, real, genuine, actual, legitimate
Noun
అసలు • (asalu) ? (plural అసళ్ళు)
- the capital sum, principal (as opposed to the interest)
Adverb
అసలు • (asalu)
- really, absolutely, actually
- (in negative constructions) at all
- అసలు నేను సారా తాగను. ― asalu nēnu sārā tāganu. ― I do not drink liquor at all.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil அசறு (acaṟu, “mud, mire”), அயம் (ayam, “id”).[1]
Noun
అసలు • (asalu) ? (plural అసళ్ళు)
- mud, mire
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