অলস

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अलस (alasa, “lazy”), a corruption of अरस (arasa, “weak, unhappy”), composed of अ- (a-, negating prefix) +‎ रस (rasa, “juice, pleasure”). Doublet of রস (roś, “sweet juice or liquid”), রসাল (rosal, “succulent, entertaining”), রসি (rośi, “sugarcane juice, serum”), রসুই (rosui, “kitchen, cooking”), রসায়ন (rosaẏon, “chemistry, body fluid vessels”), and রসান (rosan, “metal-polishing stone”).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɔlɔʃ/, [ɔlɔʃ]

Adjective

অলস • (oloś)

  1. lazy, slothful, sluggish, indolent
    Synonym: আলসে (alśe)

Derived terms
  • অলসতা (olośota, “laziness”)
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