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)

1. 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