अल्छी

Nepali

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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
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