आलू

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See also: आलु

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑː.luː/,

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 (ālūm (Urdu spelling آلو)

  1. potato
  2. (archaic) elephant foot yam
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

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian آلو (ālū).

Noun

आलू (ālūm (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

References

Marwari

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀆𑀮𑀼𑀕 (āluga), from Sanskrit आलुक (āluka).

Noun

आलू (ālūm

  1. potato

Further reading

  • आलू”, in राजस्थानी सबदकोस , charans.org, 2025