आलुकम्
ālukamneuter
The Sanskrit word for potato is आलुकम् (ālukam).
This term refers to the plant tuber eaten as a starchy vegetable.
Meaning: plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word आलुकम् is a neuter noun.
How do you pronounce it?
ālukam
Did you know?
- The potato is native to the Andes and reached India only a few centuries ago, long after the Vedas were composed.
- In many modern Indian languages derived from Sanskrit, like Hindi, the word for potato is आलू, which is a shortened, more colloquial form of the original Sanskrit आलुकम्.
- Before the potato reached India, the Sanskrit word आलु named other edible tubers, and the name later passed to the new crop.
Examples in context
- आलुकम् खादति।ālukam khādati.He eats a potato.
- मम समीपे एकम् आलुकम् अस्ति।mama samīpe ekam ālukam asti.There is one potato near me.
Example conversation
In a kitchen while preparing food.
- अनन्या Ananyaकिं त्वं आलुकम् इच्छसि?kiṃ tvaṃ ālukam icchasi?Do you want a potato?
- इशान Ishanआम्, अहं आलुकम् इच्छामि।ām, ahaṃ ālukam icchāmi.Yes, I want a potato.
- अनन्या Ananyaइशान, एतत् आलुकम् अस्ति।īśāna, etat ālukam asti.Ishan, this is a potato.
- इशान Ishanधन्यवादः, अनन्या।dhanyavādaḥ, ananyā.Thank you, Ananya.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “potato” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
