అలఱాయి

Telugu

Alternative forms

• అలరాయి (alarāyi)

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