Assamese
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit अल्प (alpa). First attested as Early Assamese অলপ (olopo). Doublet of আপা (apa) and আপী (api).
Pronunciation
Determiner
অলপ • (olop)
- few, little; a little
- Synonyms: অকণমান (okonman), খানিক (khanik)
- অলপ নিমখ ― olop nimokh ― a little salt