आलु
See also: आलू
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit आलु (ālu).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑː.luː/, [äː.luː]
Noun
आलु • (ālu) m (Urdu spelling آلو)
- alternative spelling of आलू (ālū)
Declension
| 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)
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)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- আলু (Assamese script)
- ᬆᬮᬸ (Balinese script)
- আলু (Bengali script)
- 𑰁𑰩𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀆𑀮𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- အာလု (Burmese script)
- આલુ (Gujarati script)
- ਆਲੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌆𑌲𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦄꦴꦭꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂄𑂪𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ಆಲು (Kannada script)
- អាលុ (Khmer script)
- ອາລຸ (Lao script)
- ആലു (Malayalam script)
- ᠠ᠊ᠠᠯᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘁𑘩𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᠠᢗᠯᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦡𑧉𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐁𑐮𑐸 (Newa script)
- ଆଲୁ (Odia script)
- ꢃꢭꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆄𑆬𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖁𑖩𑖲 (Siddham script)
- ආලු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩛𑩽𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚁𑚥𑚰 (Takri script)
- ஆலு (Tamil script)
- ఆలు (Telugu script)
- อาลุ (Thai script)
- ཨཱ་ལུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒂𑒪𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨊𑨬𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɑː.lu/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɑː.l̪u/
Etymology 1
Of unclear origin. Has been compared to Latin alvus (“belly, bowels”) and Lithuanian eldijà (“canoe”).
Noun
आलु • (ālu) stem, f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | आलुः (āluḥ) | आलू (ālū) | आलवः (ālavaḥ) |
| accusative | आलुम् (ālum) | आलू (ālū) | आलूः (ālūḥ) |
| instrumental | आल्वा (ālvā) | आलुभ्याम् (ālubhyām) | आलुभिः (ālubhiḥ) |
| dative | आलवे (ālave) आल्वै¹ (ālvai¹) |
आलुभ्याम् (ālubhyām) | आलुभ्यः (ālubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | आलोः (āloḥ) आल्वाः¹ (ālvāḥ¹) आल्वै² (ālvai²) |
आलुभ्याम् (ālubhyām) | आलुभ्यः (ālubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | आलोः (āloḥ) आल्वाः¹ (ālvāḥ¹) आल्वै² (ālvai²) |
आल्वोः (ālvoḥ) | आलूनाम् (ālūnām) |
| locative | आलौ (ālau) आल्वाम्¹ (ālvām¹) |
आल्वोः (ālvoḥ) | आलुषु (āluṣu) |
| vocative | आलो (ālo) | आलू (ālū) | आलवः (ālavaḥ) |
- ¹Later Sanskrit
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Dravidian; compare Tamil ஆர் (ār, “common mountain ebony”) and ஆரம் (āram, “sandalwood”).
Noun
आलु • (ālu) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | आलुः (āluḥ) | आलू (ālū) | आलवः (ālavaḥ) |
| accusative | आलुम् (ālum) | आलू (ālū) | आलून् (ālūn) |
| instrumental | आलुना (ālunā) आल्वा¹ (ālvā¹) |
आलुभ्याम् (ālubhyām) | आलुभिः (ālubhiḥ) |
| dative | आलवे (ālave) आल्वे¹ (ālve¹) |
आलुभ्याम् (ālubhyām) | आलुभ्यः (ālubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | आलोः (āloḥ) आल्वः¹ (ālvaḥ¹) |
आलुभ्याम् (ālubhyām) | आलुभ्यः (ālubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | आलोः (āloḥ) आल्वः¹ (ālvaḥ¹) |
आल्वोः (ālvoḥ) | आलूनाम् (ālūnām) |
| locative | आलौ (ālau) | आल्वोः (ālvoḥ) | आलुषु (āluṣu) |
| vocative | आलो (ālo) | आलू (ālū) | आलवः (ālavaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
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, syn. Arum campanulatum)
- (neologism) potato
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | 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) |
| vocative | आलु (ālu) | आलुनी (ālunī) | आलूनि (ālūni) |
Derived terms
- आलुक (āluka)
Etymology 4
Noun
आलु • (ālu) stem, n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | आलु (ālu) | आलुनी (ālunī) | आलूनि (ālūni) आलु¹ (ālu¹) आलू¹ (ālū¹) |
| accusative | आलु (ālu) | आलुनी (ālunī) | आलूनि (ālūni) आलु¹ (ālu¹) आलू¹ (ālū¹) |
| instrumental | आलुना (ālunā) आल्वा¹ (ālvā¹) |
आलुभ्याम् (ālubhyām) | आलुभिः (ālubhiḥ) |
| dative | आलुने (ālune) आलवे¹ (ālave¹) आल्वे¹ (ālve¹) |
आलुभ्याम् (ālubhyām) | आलुभ्यः (ālubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | आलुनः (ālunaḥ) आलोः¹ (āloḥ¹) आल्वः¹ (ālvaḥ¹) |
आलुभ्याम् (ālubhyām) | आलुभ्यः (ālubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | आलुनः (ālunaḥ) आलोः¹ (āloḥ¹) आल्वः¹ (ālvaḥ¹) |
आलुनोः (ālunoḥ) आल्वोः¹ (ālvoḥ¹) |
आलूनाम् (ālūnām) |
| locative | आलुनि (āluni) आलौ¹ (ālau¹) |
आलुनोः (ālunoḥ) आल्वोः¹ (ālvoḥ¹) |
आलुषु (āluṣu) |
| vocative | आलु (ālu) आलो (ālo) |
आलुनी (ālunī) | आलूनि (ālūni) आलु¹ (ālu¹) आलू¹ (ālū¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Etymology 5
Noun
आलु • (ālu) stem, m
- an owl
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | आलुः (āluḥ) | आलू (ālū) | आलवः (ālavaḥ) |
| accusative | आलुम् (ālum) | आलू (ālū) | आलून् (ālūn) |
| instrumental | आलुना (ālunā) आल्वा¹ (ālvā¹) |
आलुभ्याम् (ālubhyām) | आलुभिः (ālubhiḥ) |
| dative | आलवे (ālave) आल्वे¹ (ālve¹) |
आलुभ्याम् (ālubhyām) | आलुभ्यः (ālubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | आलोः (āloḥ) आल्वः¹ (ālvaḥ¹) |
आलुभ्याम् (ālubhyām) | आलुभ्यः (ālubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | आलोः (āloḥ) आल्वः¹ (ālvaḥ¹) |
आल्वोः (ālvoḥ) | आलूनाम् (ālūnām) |
| locative | आलौ (ālau) | आल्वोः (ālvoḥ) | आलुषु (āluṣu) |
| vocative | आलो (ālo) | आलू (ālū) | आलवः (ālavaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
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][1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 25
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary][2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 80-1