आलु f. (
-लुः) A pitcheer, a small water jar.
mn. (
-लुः-लु)
1. An esculent root, (Arum campanulatum:) in the modern dialects this name is applied to the yam, potatoe, &c.
2. A raft, a float.
m. (
-लुः) An owl.
E. ऋ to go, and
उण् affix,
आरु what goes, (in the earth, water, &c.) the initial is lengthened, and
र is changed to
ल.