to speak; to converse.

(mus.) to render an introductory prelude to a musical mode (rāga).

to hold a conversation; to talk; to converse.

to elaborate a musical mode (usu. without any using a composition set to any rhythm bound by time) as a prelude to a song.

= ಆಲೇಪಂಗೆಯ್.

to speak continuously often without sense.

to hold a conversation with.

to delineate a rāga as a prelude to rendering of a musical composition.