alas

Meaning

Noun

A type of depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost.

Origin

From Middle English alas, from Old French a las (French hélas), from a + las, from Latin lassus ("weary"). Compare Dutch helaas, North Frisian ielas, West Frisian eilaas.
From Yakut алаас.

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