आलू

See also: आलु

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑː.luː/, [äː.l̪uː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀆𑀮𑀼𑀕 (āluga), from Sanskrit आलुक (āluka, “elephant foot yam”). Doublet of आलु (ālu) and आलुक (āluk). The word began to be used in the sense "potato" after the importation of potatoes to South Asia from the Americas by Europeans, displacing cultivation of the similar elephant foot yam.

Noun

आलू • (ālū) m (Urdu spelling آلو‎)

  1. potato
Declension
Declension of आलू (masc ū-stem)
singular plural
direct आलू
ālū		 आलू
ālū
oblique आलू
ālū		 आलुओं
āluõ
vocative आलू
ālū		 आलुओ
āluo
Descendants
  • → English: aloo
  • → Burmese: အာလူး (alu:)

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian آلو‎ (âlu).

Noun

आलू • (ālū) m (Urdu spelling آلو‎)

  1. plum; prune
Declension
Declension of आलू (masc ū-stem)
singular plural
direct आलू
ālū		 आलू
ālū
oblique आलू
ālū		 आलुओं
āluõ
vocative आलू
ālū		 आलुओ
āluo
Derived terms
  • आलू-बुख़ारा (ālū-buxārā)

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ālu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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