आलुक
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आलुक (āluka); synchronically analysable as आलु (ālu) + -क (-ka). Doublet of आलू (ālū) and आलु (ālu).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑː.lʊk/, [äː.l̪ʊk]
Noun
आलुक • (āluk) m
- (rare, formal) a potato
Declension
Declension of आलुक (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | आलुक āluk | आलुक āluk |
oblique | आलुक āluk | आलुकों ālukõ |
vocative | आलुक āluk | आलुको āluko |
Proper noun
आलुक • (āluk) m
- name of Śeṣanāga
Declension
Declension of आलुक (sg-only masc cons-stem)
singular | |
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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
- ᬆᬮᬸᬓ (Balinese script)
- আলুক (Assamese script)
- আলুক (Bengali script)
- 𑰁𑰩𑰲𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀆𑀮𑀼𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌆𑌲𑍁𑌕 (Grantha script)
- આલુક (Gujarati script)
- ਆਲੁਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦄꦴꦭꦸꦏ (Javanese script)
- អាលុក (Khmer script)
- ಆಲುಕ (Kannada script)
- ອາລຸກ (Lao script)
- ആലുക (Malayalam script)
- 𑘁𑘩𑘳𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᠠᢗᠯᠤᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- ᠠ᠊ᠠᠯᡠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- အာလုက (Burmese script)
- 𑦡𑧉𑧔𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐁𑐮𑐸𑐎 (Newa script)
- ଆଲୁକ (Oriya script)
- ꢃꢭꢸꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆄𑆬𑆶𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖁𑖩𑖲𑖎 (Siddham script)
- ආලුක (Sinhalese script)
- ఆలుక (Telugu script)
- อาลุก (Thai script)
- ཨཱ་ལུ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒂𑒪𑒳𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
Derived from आलु (ālu) + -क (-ka).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɑː.lu.kɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɑː.l̪u.kɐ/
Noun
आलुक • (āluka) m
- a kind of ebony
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of आलुक (āluka) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | आलुकः ālukaḥ | आलुकौ ālukau | आलुकाः / आलुकासः¹ ālukāḥ / ālukāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | आलुक āluka | आलुकौ ālukau | आलुकाः / आलुकासः¹ ālukāḥ / ālukāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | आलुकम् ālukam | आलुकौ ālukau | आलुकान् ālukān |
Instrumental | आलुकेन ālukena | आलुकाभ्याम् ālukābhyām | आलुकैः / आलुकेभिः¹ ālukaiḥ / 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 |
Notes |
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Noun
आलुक • (āluka) n
- the esculent root of Amorphophallus campanulatus
- (New Sanskrit) a potato
- Synonym of आरुक (ā́ruka, “the fruit of a medicinal plant growing on the Himalayas”)
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of आलुक (āluka) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | आलुकम् ālukam | आलुके āluke | आलुकानि / आलुका¹ ālukāni / ālukā¹ |
Vocative | आलुक āluka | आलुके āluke | आलुकानि / आलुका¹ ālukāni / ālukā¹ |
Accusative | आलुकम् ālukam | आलुके āluke | आलुकानि / आलुका¹ ālukāni / ālukā¹ |
Instrumental | आलुकेन ālukena | आलुकाभ्याम् ālukābhyām | आलुकैः / आलुकेभिः¹ ālukaiḥ / 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 |
Notes |
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Proper noun
आलुक • (āluka) m
- name of Śeṣanāga
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of आलुक (āluka) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | आलुकः ālukaḥ | आलुकौ ālukau | आलुकाः / आलुकासः¹ ālukāḥ / ālukāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | आलुक āluka | आलुकौ ālukau | आलुकाः / आलुकासः¹ ālukāḥ / ālukāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | आलुकम् ālukam | आलुकौ ālukau | आलुकान् ālukān |
Instrumental | आलुकेन ālukena | आलुकाभ्याम् ālukābhyām | आलुकैः / आलुकेभिः¹ ālukaiḥ / 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 |
Notes |
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Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “आलुक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 154, column 1.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “āluka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press