English
alap
Alap comes from Sanskrit आलापा ‘a particular melody’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEआलापा‘a particular melody’
- Englishearliest quotation 1997alap
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEआलापा‘a particular melody’
- Englishearliest quotation 1997alap
Earliest quotation: 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold: “The alaap is the part of our classical music…”
Every English word from Sanskrit आलापा
Today it means
noun The opening, improvised section of a Classical raga performance, before the formal recitation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit आलापा / alap