आलाप
See also: आलापा
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɑː.lɑː.pɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɑː.l̪ɑː.pɐ/
Noun
आलाप • (ālāpa) stem, m
- speaking to, addressing
- speech
- conversation, communication (Pañcat. Hit. Kathās. Ṡak. &c.)
- the singing or twittering of birds (Kathās)
- statement of the question in an arithmetical or algebraic sum
- question
Descendants
- Kashmiri: آلَو (ālav, “call, summons”)