आलुक

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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): /ˈɑː.l̪u.kɐ/

Noun

आलुक • (āluka) stem, m

1. a kind of ebony

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आलुक (āluka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आलुकः ālukaḥ	आलुकौ / आलुका¹ ālukau / ālukā¹	आलुकाः / आलुकासः¹ ālukāḥ / ālukāsaḥ¹
Vocative	आलुक āluka	आलुकौ / आलुका¹ ālukau / ālukā¹	आलुकाः / आलुकासः¹ ālukāḥ / ālukāsaḥ¹
Accusative	आलुकम् ālukam	आलुकौ / आलुका¹ ālukau / ālukā¹	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	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 (āluka)
	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	¹Vedic

Proper noun

आलुक • (āluka) stem, m

1. name of Śeṣanāga

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आलुक (āluka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आलुकः ālukaḥ	आलुकौ / आलुका¹ ālukau / ālukā¹	आलुकाः / आलुकासः¹ ālukāḥ / ālukāsaḥ¹
Vocative	आलुक āluka	आलुकौ / आलुका¹ ālukau / ālukā¹	आलुकाः / आलुकासः¹ ālukāḥ / ālukāsaḥ¹
Accusative	आलुकम् ālukam	आलुकौ / आलुका¹ ālukau / ālukā¹	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	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