ალო

Georgian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aɫo]
  • The word is often pronounced like Russian алё (aljó) thus placing a [j] or [i̯] between ლ (l) and ო (o).

Interjection

ალო • (alo)

  1. A greeting used when answering the telephone, hello
    Synonyms: გისმენთ (gisment), ბატონო (baṭono), დიახ (diax)

Usage notes

This is the only word in Georgian that is pronounced differently from how it is written.

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