ваилло

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian وَاِلَّا (wa-illā), from Arabic وَإِلَّا (wa-ʔillā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vajilˈlo/, [vä.jil.lɔ́]

Adverb

ваилло • (vayillo) (Persian spelling والا)

  1. (literary) otherwise, or else
    Synonym: вагарна (vagarna)

Further reading

  • Rudaki Institute of Language and Literature (2008), Farhang-i Tafsiri-yi Zabon-i Tojikī, Vol. 1, page 258. Dushanbe: Tajik Academy of Sciences.
  • “ваилло”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2025
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