आली

Braj

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आली (ālī).

Noun

आली (ālīf

  1. female friend
    Synonym: सखी (sakhī)
    मान तज दे री आली, आयो है फागुन मासmān taj de rī ālī, āyo hai phāgun māslet go your pride, friend, for spring has come

Kurukh

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Dravidian *āḷ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːliː/

Noun

आली (ālī)

  1. woman
    Synonym: मुक्का (mukkā)
    Coordinate term: आल (āl)

References

  • Hahn, Ferb (1903) “आली”, in Kurukh Orao English dictionary[1], Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta, page 9