আলু

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See also: আলো

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

আলু (alu)

  1. potato
  2. tuber

Declension[edit]

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আলু

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

আলু (alu)

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

Inflection[edit]

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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