Definition
An archaic or dialectal term meaning 'on a leap' or 'jumping,' possibly referring to movement in a sudden or bounding manner.
Etymology
From the prefix 'a-' plus 'lop' (possibly related to 'leap' or Old English 'hleopan,' meaning to jump). The exact origin is unclear, as this term appears rarely in historical texts and may be dialectal.
Kelly Says
Words like 'alop' are linguistic ghosts—they appear once or twice in old texts and then vanish, leaving scholars guessing about what they meant. It's like archaeology for language!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፀጉር 掉
tse-gur di-o
ARالعربية
تساقط الشعر
tisaqṭ ash-shi'r
BNবাংলা
চুল পড়া
chul pora
CACatalà
calvície
kal-vee-thee
DADansk
glathed
glah-thed
DEDeutsch
Glatze
glah-tseh
ELΕλληνικά
αλωπεκία
a-lo-pek-ee-ah
ESEspañol
alopecia
alo-PEE-thee-ah
FISuomi
alopecia
alo-PEE-thee-ah
FRFrançais
alopécie
alo-PEE-see
GUGU
વાળ ખોવાવું
va-al kho-va-vu
HEעברית
אֲלוֹפֶקְיָה
a-lo-pek-ee-ah
HIहिन्दी
बालों का झड़ना
baalon ka jharna
HUMagyar
kopaszod
ko-pa-zod
IDBahasa Indonesia
kebotakan
ke-bo-ta-kan
ITItaliano
alopecia
alo-PEE-thee-ah
KMKM
ការបាត់ស្នាម
ka-ar baat snaam
MRMR
केस पडणे
kes pa-dan-e
MSBahasa Melayu
kebotakan
ke-bo-ta-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့ကျွန်း
shwe-k-jun
NLNederlands
kaalheid
kaal-heid
PAPA
ਕੇਸ ਝੜਨਾ
kes jhar-na
PLPolski
łysienie
w-si-en-ye
PTPortuguês
alopecia
alo-PEE-thee-ah
RUРусский
облысение
obly-senie
SVSvenska
hårloss
haar-loss
SWKiswahili
kupunguzwa
ku-pu-ngu-zu-wa
TAதமிழ்
முடி உதிர்தல்
mudi uthi-rthal
TEతెలుగు
మెడ తగ్గిన
me-da-t-a-g-gi-na
THไทย
การหลุดร่วงของเส้นผม
garan luut ruang khang sen phom
TLTL
pagkakalbo
pa-ka-ka-lbo
UKУкраїнська
лисіння
li-sin-nya
URاردو
بالوں کا گرنا
baalon ka girna
VITiếng Việt
rụng tóc
rụng tóc
ZUZU
ukuthwala
u-ku-th-wa-la