అలఱాయి

Telugu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of అల (ala, “wave”) +‎ ఱాయి (ṟāyi, “stone”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alaraːji/

Noun

అలఱాయి • (alaṟāyi) n (plural అలఱాళ్లు)

  1. rock armour, rip-rap (a stone laid along banks to prevent erosion by waves)

References

  • L. Chakradhara Rao et al, editors (1978-1995), “అలఱాయి”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.