अल्छी

अल्छी

Nepali

Etymology

From अल्सि [alsi], from Sanskrit आलस्यम् (ālasyam).[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʌl̻t͡sʰi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: अल्छि

Adjective

अल्छी • (alchī)

1. lazy

Noun

अल्छी • (alchī)

1. a lazy person

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “अल्सि”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner

Further reading

• “अल्छी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “अल्छी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar