आलू
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आलू¹
- /ɑː.luː/ Hindi, Standard
- [äː.luː] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
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 ālū · آلو · आलू · आलुओं
- potato
- elephant foot yam
आलू²
- /ɑː.luː/ Hindi, Standard
- [äː.luː] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Classical Persian آلو (ālū).
noun ālū · آلو · आलू · आलुओं
- plum; prune
In English
Talk about this word "आलू." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%82. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. आलू. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%82 "आलू." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%82.Cite this
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