आलु

See also: आलू

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आलु (ālu).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.luː/, [äː.luː]

Noun

आलु • (ālu) m (Urdu spelling آلو‎)

Alternative spelling of आलू (ālū)

Declension

Declension of आलु (masc u-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आलु ālu	आलु ālu
oblique	आलु ālu	आलुओं āluõ
vocative	आलु ālu	आलुओ āluo

Nepali

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [älu]

Phonetic Devanagari: आलु

Noun

आलु • (ālu)

potato
zero, jack

Newar

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [alu]

Noun

आलु • (ālu) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐁𑐮𑐸)

plastic

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ᬆᬮᬸ (Balinese script)
আলু (Assamese script)
আলু (Bengali script)
𑰁𑰩𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀆𑀮𑀼 (Brahmi script)
𑌆𑌲𑍁 (Grantha script)
આલુ (Gujarati script)
ਆਲੁ (Gurmukhi script)
ꦄꦴꦭꦸ (Javanese script)
អាលុ (Khmer script)
ಆಲು (Kannada script)
ອາລຸ (Lao script)
ആലു (Malayalam script)
𑘁𑘩𑘳 (Modi script)
ᠠᢗᠯᠤ (Mongolian script)
ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᡠ (Manchu script)
အာလု (Burmese script)
𑦡𑧉𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
𑐁𑐮𑐸 (Newa script)
ଆଲୁ (Odia script)
ꢃꢭꢸ (Saurashtra script)
𑆄𑆬𑆶 (Sharada script)
𑖁𑖩𑖲 (Siddham script)
ආලු (Sinhalese script)
ஆலு (Tamil script)
ఆలు (Telugu script)
อาลุ (Thai script)
ཨཱ་ལུ (Tibetan script)
𑒂𑒪𑒳 (Tirhuta script)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.lu/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.l̪u/

Etymology 1

Of unclear origin. Has been compared to Latin alvus (“belly, bowels”) and Lithuanian eldijà (“canoe”).

Noun

आलु • (ālu) stem, f

a pitcher, a small water jar

Declension

Feminine u-stem declension of आलु (ālu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आलुः āluḥ	आलू ālū	आलवः ālavaḥ
Vocative	आलो ālo	आलू ālū	आलवः ālavaḥ
Accusative	आलुम् ālum	आलू ālū	आलूः ālūḥ
Instrumental	आल्वा ālvā	आलुभ्याम् ālubhyām	आलुभिः ālubhiḥ
Dative	आलवे / आल्वे¹ / आल्वै² ālave / ālve¹ / ālvai²	आलुभ्याम् ālubhyām	आलुभ्यः ālubhyaḥ
Ablative	आलोः / आल्वाः² āloḥ / ālvāḥ²	आलुभ्याम् ālubhyām	आलुभ्यः ālubhyaḥ
Genitive	आलोः / आल्वाः² āloḥ / ālvāḥ²	आल्वोः ālvoḥ	आलूनाम् ālūnām
Locative	आलौ / आल्वाम्² ālau / ālvām²	आल्वोः ālvoḥ	आलुषु āluṣu
Notes	¹Less common ²Later Sanskrit

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dravidian; compare Tamil ஆர் (ār, “common mountain ebony”) and ஆரம் (āram, “sandalwood”).

Noun

आलु • (ālu) stem, m

ebony, black ebony

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of आलु (ālu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आलुः āluḥ	आलू ālū	आलवः ālavaḥ
Vocative	आलो ālo	आलू ālū	आलवः ālavaḥ
Accusative	आलुम् ālum	आलू ālū	आलून् ālūn
Instrumental	आलुना / आल्वा¹ ālunā / ālvā¹	आलुभ्याम् ālubhyām	आलुभिः ālubhiḥ
Dative	आलवे / आल्वे² ālave / ālve²	आलुभ्याम् ālubhyām	आलुभ्यः ālubhyaḥ
Ablative	आलोः / आल्वः² āloḥ / ālvaḥ²	आलुभ्याम् ālubhyām	आलुभ्यः ālubhyaḥ
Genitive	आलोः / आल्वः² āloḥ / ālvaḥ²	आल्वोः ālvoḥ	आलूनाम् ālūnām
Locative	आलौ ālau	आल्वोः ālvoḥ	आलुषु āluṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Etymology 3

Of uncertain origin. Has been suggested to derive from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HaHlu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HaHlu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHlu (“edible root”), and thus be cognate with Latin ālium (“onion, garlic”). However, Mayrhofer considers this derivation unconvincing, perhaps due to the general principle of specific plant names usually being borrowed from local substrates rather than being inherited in Indo-European languages.

Noun

आलु • (ālu) stem, n

an esculent root, elephant foot yam, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (aka Arum campanulatum)
(neologism) potato

Declension

Neuter u-stem declension of आलु
Nom. sg.	आलु (ālu)
Gen. sg.	आलुनः (ālunaḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आलु (ālu)	आलुनी (ālunī)	आलूनि (ālūni)
Vocative	आलु (ālu)	आलुनी (ālunī)	आलूनि (ālūni)
Accusative	आलु (ālu)	आलुनी (ālunī)	आलूनि (ālūni)
Instrumental	आलुना (ālunā)	आलुभ्याम् (ālubhyām)	आलुभिः (ālubhiḥ)
Dative	आलुने (ālune)	आलुभ्याम् (ālubhyām)	आलुभ्यः (ālubhyaḥ)
Ablative	आलुनः (ālunaḥ)	आलुभ्याम् (ālubhyām)	आलुभ्यः (ālubhyaḥ)
Genitive	आलुनः (ālunaḥ)	आलुनोः (ālunoḥ)	आलूनाम् (ālūnām)
Locative	आलुनि (āluni)	आलुनोः (ālunoḥ)	आलुषु (āluṣu)

Derived terms

आलुक (āluka)

Noun

आलु • (ālu) stem, n

a raft, float

Declension

Neuter u-stem declension of आलु (ālu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आलु ālu	आलुनी ālunī	आलू / आलु / आलूनि¹ ālū / ālu / ālūni¹
Vocative	आलु / आलो ālu / ālo	आलुनी ālunī	आलू / आलु / आलूनि¹ ālū / ālu / ālūni¹
Accusative	आलु ālu	आलुनी ālunī	आलू / आलु / आलूनि¹ ālū / ālu / ālūni¹
Instrumental	आलुना / आल्वा² ālunā / ālvā²	आलुभ्याम् ālubhyām	आलुभिः ālubhiḥ
Dative	आलवे / आल्वे³ ālave / ālve³	आलुभ्याम् ālubhyām	आलुभ्यः ālubhyaḥ
Ablative	आलोः / आलुनः¹ / आल्वः³ āloḥ / ālunaḥ¹ / ālvaḥ³	आलुभ्याम् ālubhyām	आलुभ्यः ālubhyaḥ
Genitive	आलोः / आलुनः¹ / आल्वः³ āloḥ / ālunaḥ¹ / ālvaḥ³	आलुनोः ālunoḥ	आलूनाम् ālūnām
Locative	आलुनि āluni	आलुनोः ālunoḥ	आलुषु āluṣu
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit ²Vedic ³Less common

Noun

आलु • (ālu) stem, m

an owl

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of आलु (ālu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आलुः āluḥ	आलू ālū	आलवः ālavaḥ
Vocative	आलो ālo	आलू ālū	आलवः ālavaḥ
Accusative	आलुम् ālum	आलू ālū	आलून् ālūn
Instrumental	आलुना / आल्वा¹ ālunā / ālvā¹	आलुभ्याम् ālubhyām	आलुभिः ālubhiḥ
Dative	आलवे / आल्वे² ālave / ālve²	आलुभ्याम् ālubhyām	आलुभ्यः ālubhyaḥ
Ablative	आलोः / आल्वः² āloḥ / ālvaḥ²	आलुभ्याम् ālubhyām	आलुभ्यः ālubhyaḥ
Genitive	आलोः / आल्वः² āloḥ / ālvaḥ²	आल्वोः ālvoḥ	आलूनाम् ālūnām
Locative	आलौ ālau	आल्वोः ālvoḥ	आलुषु āluṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

References

Monier Williams (1899), “आलु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 154/1.
Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 25
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 80-1

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