आलुक

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आलुक (āluka). By surface analysis, आलु (ālu) +‎ -क (-ka). Doublet of आलू (ālū) and आलु (ālu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.lʊk/, [äː.lʊk]

Noun

आलुक • (āluk) m

1. (rare, formal) a potato

Declension

Declension of आलुक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आलुक āluk	आलुक āluk
oblique	आलुक āluk	आलुकों ālukõ
vocative	आलुक āluk	आलुको āluko

Proper noun

आलुक • (āluk) m

1. name of Śeṣanāga

Declension

Declension of आलुक (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	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

1. a kind of ebony

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आलुक

	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

1. the esculent root of Amorphophallus campanulatus (elephant foot yam)
2. (New Sanskrit) a potato
3. synonym of आरुक (ā́ruka, “the fruit of a medicinal plant growing on the Himalayas”)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of आलुक

	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

1. name of Śeṣanāga

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आलुक

	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