alo

Meaning

hello (only when picking up the phone)

Concepts

hello

👋

speaking

🗣️

Synonyms

efendim

Translations

allô

👋

hallo

👋

pronto

dígame

alô

👋

digui

εμπρός

diga

aló

👋

bueno

👍

si

hallo

👋

ναι

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑlʲo/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: allô

In summary

Borrowed from French allô. The stress on the first syllable and the palatalization of the /l/ is a result of perceiving the sound as its more characteristics variant due to existence of allophonic /ɫ/