alāhaṇīā

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Alahania; a poetic form.

Grammar : noun, feminine; plural.

Etymology : Old Panjabi - alāhuṇā (to sing a mournful song when someone dies), alāhaṇī/alāhuṇī (dirge, a mournful song); Garhwali - alāṇo (to call, to cry out/squeal); Braj - allānā (to speak loudly); Marathi - alhāviṇo (chirping of birds); Sanskrit - ālāp (आलाप - conversation, speech; to speak).