আলু

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See also: আলো

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit আলু (ālu), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHlu- (“root (for eating)”).

Pronunciation

Noun

আলু • (alu)

  1. potato
  2. tuber

Declension

Inflection of আলু
Indefinite forms Definite forms
numeral non-numeral (plural)
singular plural informal formal
absolutive আলু
alu 		আলুটো
alutü 		আলুকেইটা
alukeita 		আলুবোৰ
alubür 		আলুবিলাক
alubilak 		আলুসমূহ
aluxomuh
ergative আলুৱে
alue 		আলুটোৱে
alutüe 		আলুকেইটাই
alukeitai 		আলুবোৰে
alubüre 		আলুবিলাকে
alubilake 		আলুসমূহে
aluxomuhe
accusative আলুক
aluk 		আলুটোক
alutük 		আলুকেইটাক
alukeitak 		আলুবোৰক
alubürok 		আলুবিলাকক
alubilakok 		আলুসমূহক
aluxomuhok
genitive আলুৰ
alur 		আলুটোৰ
alutür 		আলুকেইটাৰ
alukeitar 		আলুবোৰৰ
alubüror 		আলুবিলাকৰ
alubilakor 		আলুসমূহৰ
aluxomuhor
dative আলুলৈ
aluloi 		আলুটোলৈ
alutüloi 		আলুকেইটালৈ
alukeitaloi 		আলুবোৰলৈ
alubüroloi 		আলুবিলাকলৈ
alubilakoloi 		আলুসমূহলৈ
aluxomuholoi
terminative আলুলৈকে
aluloike 		আলুটোলৈকে
alutüloike 		আলুকেইটালৈকে
alukeitaloike 		আলুবোৰলৈকে
alubüroloike 		আলুবিলাকলৈকে
alubilakoloike 		আলুসমূহলৈকে
aluxomuholoike
instrumental আলুৰে
alure 		আলুটোৰে
alutüre 		আলুকেইটাৰে
alukeitare 		আলুবোৰেৰে
alubürere 		আলুবিলাকেৰে
alubilakere 		আলুসমূহেৰে
aluxomuhere
locative আলুত
alut 		আলুটোত
alutüt 		আলুকেইটাত
alukeitat 		আলুবোৰত
alubürot 		আলুবিলাকত
alubilakot 		আলুসমূহত
aluxomuhot
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead.
Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).
Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case.
Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

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Inflection of আলু
Indefinite forms Definite forms
specific not specific
regular formal very formal
absolutive আলু
alu 		আলুখিনি
alukhini 		আলুবোৰ
alubür 		আলুবিলাক
alubilak 		আলুসমূহ
aluxomuh
ergative আলুে
alue 		আলুখিনিয়ে
alukhinie 		আলুবোৰে
alubüre 		আলুবিলাকে
alubilake 		আলুসমূহে
aluxomuhe
accusative আলুক
aluok 		আলুখিনিক
alukhinik 		আলুবোৰক
alubürok 		আলুবিলাকক
alubilakok 		আলুসমূহক
aluxomuhok
genitive আলুৰ
aluor 		আলুখিনিৰ
alukhinir 		আলুবোৰৰ
alubüror 		আলুবিলাকৰ
alubilakor 		আলুসমূহৰ
aluxomuhor
dative আলুলৈ
aluoloi 		আলুখিনিলৈ
alukhiniloi 		আলুবোৰলৈ
alubüroloi 		আলুবিলাকলৈ
alubilakoloi 		আলুসমূহলৈ
aluxomuholoi
instrumental আলুেৰে
aluere 		আলুখিনিৰে
alukhinire 		আলুবোৰেৰে
alubürere 		আলুবিলাকেৰে
alubilakere 		আলুসমূহেৰে
aluxomuhere
locative আলুত
aluot 		আলুখিনিত
alukhinit 		আলুবোৰত
alubürot 		আলুবিলাকত
alubilakot 		আলুসমূহত
aluxomuhot
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead.
Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).
Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case.
Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

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আলু

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आलु (ālu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HaHlu-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHlu- (“edible root”). Originally meant any edible plant roots in Indo-Aryan languages, only universally changing to mean potatoes after the colonial introduction of the plant (compare the similar development in ভুট্টা (bhuṭṭa, “maize”)).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /alu/,
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /alu/,
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  • Rhymes: -alu
  • Hyphenation: আ‧লু

Noun

আলু • (alu)

  1. potato, aloo
    আমি আলু খাই না।
    ami alu khai na.
    I don't eat potatoes.

Inflection

Inflection of আলু
nominative আলু
alu
objective আলু / আলুকে
alu (semantically general or indefinite) / aluke (semantically definite)
genitive আলুর
alur
locative আলুতে
alute
Indefinite forms
nominative আলু
alu
objective আলু / আলুকে
alu (semantically general or indefinite) / aluke (semantically definite)
genitive আলুর
alur
locative আলুতে
alute
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative আলুটা , আলুটি
aluṭa (colloquial) , aluṭi (formal) 		আলুগুলা, আলুগুলো
alugula (colloquial), alugulo (formal)
objective আলুটা, আলুটি
aluṭa (colloquial), aluṭi (formal) 		আলুগুলা, আলুগুলো
alugula (colloquial), alugulo (formal)
genitive আলুটার, আলুটির
aluṭar (colloquial), aluṭir (formal) 		আলুগুলার, আলুগুলোর
alugular (colloquial), alugulor (formal)
locative আলুটাতে / আলুটায়, আলুটিতে
aluṭate / aluṭay (colloquial), aluṭite (formal) 		আলুগুলাতে / আলুগুলায়, আলুগুলোতে
alugulate / alugulay (colloquial), alugulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

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