Telugu

Noun

ఆశ • ‎(āśa) (plural ఆశలు ‎(āśalu))

1. love
2. desire
3. hope

Derived terms

• ఆశావాది ‎(āśāvādi, “optimist”)
• దురాశ ‎(durāśa, “greed”)

Proper noun

ఆశ • ‎(āśa) f

1. A female given name commonly used in India.

References

• “ఆశ” in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 127