आलुक
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आलुक (āluka). By surface analysis, आलु (ālu) + -क (-ka). Doublet of आलू (ālū) and आलु (ālu).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑː.lʊk/, [äː.lʊk]
Noun
आलुक • (āluk) m
- (rare, formal) a potato
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | आलुक āluk |
आलुक āluk |
| oblique | आलुक āluk |
आलुकों ālukõ |
| vocative | आलुक āluk |
आलुको āluko |
Proper noun
आलुक • (āluk) m
- name of Śeṣanāga
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | आलुक āluk |
| oblique | आलुक āluk |
| vocative | आलुक āluk |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “आलुक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- আলুক (Assamese script)
- ᬆᬮᬸᬓ (Balinese script)
- আলুক (Bengali script)
- 𑰁𑰩𑰲𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀆𑀮𑀼𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- အာလုက (Burmese script)
- આલુક (Gujarati script)
- ਆਲੁਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌆𑌲𑍁𑌕 (Grantha script)
- ꦄꦴꦭꦸꦏ (Javanese script)
- 𑂄𑂪𑂳𑂍 (Kaithi script)
- ಆಲುಕ (Kannada script)
- អាលុក (Khmer script)
- ອາລຸກ (Lao script)
- ആലുക (Malayalam script)
- ᠠ᠊ᠠᠯᡠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘁𑘩𑘳𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᠠᢗᠯᠤᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦡𑧉𑧔𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐁𑐮𑐸𑐎 (Newa script)
- ଆଲୁକ (Odia script)
- ꢃꢭꢸꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆄𑆬𑆶𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖁𑖩𑖲𑖎 (Siddham script)
- ආලුක (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩛𑩽𑩒𑩜 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚁𑚥𑚰𑚊 (Takri script)
- ஆலுக (Tamil script)
- ఆలుక (Telugu script)
- อาลุก (Thai script)
- ཨཱ་ལུ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒂𑒪𑒳𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨊𑨬𑨃𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Derived from आलु (ālu) + -क (-ka).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɑː.lu.kɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɑː.l̪u.kɐ/
Noun
आलुक • (āluka) stem, m
- a kind of ebony
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | आलुकः (ālukaḥ) | आलुकौ (ālukau) आलुका¹ (ālukā¹) |
आलुकाः (ālukāḥ) आलुकासः¹ (ālukāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | आलुकम् (ālukam) | आलुकौ (ālukau) आलुका¹ (ālukā¹) |
आलुकान् (ālukān) |
| instrumental | आलुकेन (ālukena) | आलुकाभ्याम् (ālukābhyām) | आलुकैः (ālukaiḥ) आलुकेभिः¹ (ālukebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | आलुकाय (ālukāya) | आलुकाभ्याम् (ālukābhyām) | आलुकेभ्यः (ālukebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | आलुकात् (ālukāt) | आलुकाभ्याम् (ālukābhyām) | आलुकेभ्यः (ālukebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | आलुकस्य (ālukasya) | आलुकयोः (ālukayoḥ) | आलुकानाम् (ālukānām) |
| locative | आलुके (āluke) | आलुकयोः (ālukayoḥ) | आलुकेषु (ālukeṣu) |
| vocative | आलुक (āluka) | आलुकौ (ālukau) आलुका¹ (ālukā¹) |
आलुकाः (ālukāḥ) आलुकासः¹ (ālukāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
आलुक • (āluka) stem, n
- the esculent root of Amorphophallus campanulatus (elephant foot yam)
- (New Sanskrit) a potato
- synonym of आरुक (ā́ruka, “the fruit of a medicinal plant growing on the Himalayas”)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | आलुकम् (ālukam) | आलुके (āluke) | आलुकानि (ālukāni) आलुका¹ (ālukā¹) |
| accusative | आलुकम् (ālukam) | आलुके (āluke) | आलुकानि (ālukāni) आलुका¹ (ālukā¹) |
| instrumental | आलुकेन (ālukena) | आलुकाभ्याम् (ālukābhyām) | आलुकैः (ālukaiḥ) आलुकेभिः¹ (ālukebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | आलुकाय (ālukāya) | आलुकाभ्याम् (ālukābhyām) | आलुकेभ्यः (ālukebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | आलुकात् (ālukāt) | आलुकाभ्याम् (ālukābhyām) | आलुकेभ्यः (ālukebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | आलुकस्य (ālukasya) | आलुकयोः (ālukayoḥ) | आलुकानाम् (ālukānām) |
| locative | आलुके (āluke) | आलुकयोः (ālukayoḥ) | आलुकेषु (ālukeṣu) |
| vocative | आलुक (āluka) | आलुके (āluke) | आलुकानि (ālukāni) आलुका¹ (ālukā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Proper noun
आलुक • (āluka) stem, m
- name of Śeṣanāga
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | आलुकः (ālukaḥ) | आलुकौ (ālukau) आलुका¹ (ālukā¹) |
आलुकाः (ālukāḥ) आलुकासः¹ (ālukāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | आलुकम् (ālukam) | आलुकौ (ālukau) आलुका¹ (ālukā¹) |
आलुकान् (ālukān) |
| instrumental | आलुकेन (ālukena) | आलुकाभ्याम् (ālukābhyām) | आलुकैः (ālukaiḥ) आलुकेभिः¹ (ālukebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | आलुकाय (ālukāya) | आलुकाभ्याम् (ālukābhyām) | आलुकेभ्यः (ālukebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | आलुकात् (ālukāt) | आलुकाभ्याम् (ālukābhyām) | आलुकेभ्यः (ālukebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | आलुकस्य (ālukasya) | आलुकयोः (ālukayoḥ) | आलुकानाम् (ālukānām) |
| locative | आलुके (āluke) | आलुकयोः (ālukayoḥ) | आलुकेषु (ālukeṣu) |
| vocative | आलुक (āluka) | आलुकौ (ālukau) आलुका¹ (ālukā¹) |
आलुकाः (ālukāḥ) आलुकासः¹ (ālukāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “आलुक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 154, column 1.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āluka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press