अळणी

Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit अलवण (alavaṇa), cognate with Hindi अलोना (alonā), Marathi अळणी (aḷṇī).

Adjective

अळणी • (aḷṇī) (Latin script ollnni, Kannada script ಅಳ್ಣಿ)

1. insipid, tasteless
2. lacking salt

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “alavaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press