आळस

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘁𑘯𑘭 (āḷasa), 𑘁𑘯𑘻𑘭 (āḷosa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀆𑀮𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ālassa), from Sanskrit आलस्य (ā́lasya). Cognate with Hindustani آلَس (ālas) / आलस (ālas) and Assamese এলাহ (elah).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ɭ̆əs/

Noun

आळस • (āḷas) m

  1. laziness, sloth
    Synonym: आळशीपणा (āḷśīpṇā)

Derived terms
  • आळशी (āḷśī, “lazy”)
  • आळस देणे (āḷas deṇe, “to stretch”)
  • आळस येणे (āḷas yeṇe, “to feel lazy”)

Further reading
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “आळस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “आळस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “आळस”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āˊlasya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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