આળસુ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati आलसू (ālasū), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀆𑀮𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ālassa), from Sanskrit आलस्य (ā́lasya).

Pronunciation

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.

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “alasá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press