the act or an instance of talking together esp. familiar talk; verbal exchange of feelings, ideas, opinions, etc.; conversation.

an introductory prelude for a rāga, musical mode.

the act of lamenting; outward expression of grief; esp., a weeping or wailing; lamentation.

a moving about; motion.

a man wanting or taking all that one can get, with thought of others' needs or desiring more than he needs or deserves; a greedy man.

a man who is eager or desirous of having.

a greedy, voracious man.

small - a) deficient or relatively little in size, age, stature, degree, power, amount, number, weight etc.; b) of less dimensions than the standard kind, belonging to the lesser kind.

slight, inconsiderable, trifling, petty.

abject; mean; base; trivial; servile; paltry.

ಅಲ್ಪ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಅರಮನೆಗೆ ಹೋಗಬಾರದು alpa kāryakke aramanege hōgabāradu (prov.) do not seek great man's favour for a trivial gain.

a man of mean quality or of least importance.

a trifle thing; an insignificant factor.

ಅಲ್ಪನಿಗೆ ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯ ಬಂದರೆ ಅರ್ಧರಾತ್ರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊಡೆ ಹಿಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ alpanige aiśvarya bandare ardharātriyalli koḍe hiḍisikoṇḍa (prov.) an immature person who has become rich accidentally, display his wealth ostentatiously and in vain; a beggar mounted, runs his horse to death; ಅಲ್ಪರ ಸಂಗ ಅಭಿಮಾನ ಭಂಗ alparasaŋga abhimāna bhaŋga (prov.) one's association with people of base quality brings disgrace to oneself; who keeps company with a wolf will learn to howl; ಅಲ್ಪಸ್ವಲ್ಪ alpa svalpa a very little quantity.

(dial.) (adj.) abundant; plenty.

= ಆಲಾಪನೆ -1 & 2.

the act of lamenting; outward expression of grief; a weeping or wailing; lamentation.

to bring or reduce to ruin; to destroy; to spoil; to damage irreparably.

to corrupt the morals of; to demoralise.

to desire vehemently; to covet.

to want sexually.