lall

[ lal ]

verb (used without object)

1. to make imperfect l- or r- sounds, or both, often by substituting a w- like sound for r or l or a y- like sound for l.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lall¹

First recorded in 1875–80; imitative; lallation

Example Sentences

But the insult he had received never left the mind of Brij Lall.

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Yet bear to Mohun Lall my hate, and the curses of a dying man.

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The day following, Lall Sing came in with 10,000 of his troops and surrendered.

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Such was the name of Jooteepersd's garden-house, in which Lall Singh then resided.

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This was repeated several times, on every refusal to tell to Brij Lall what he desired to know.

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