الو

See also: آلو‎ and ألو‎

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *halu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, *laqəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /alu/
  • Rhymes: -alu, -lu, -u

Noun

الو (Rumi spelling alu‎)

  1. pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)

Persian

Alternative forms
  • آلاوه‎ (ālāve) (archaic)
  • آلاو‎ (ālāv) (archaic)
  • الاو‎ (alāv) (archaic)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *al- (“to burn”). Could also be from Proto-Iranian *ātṛ-.

Noun

الو • (alow)

  1. flame, blaze

Etymology 2

From French allô.

Interjection

الو • (alo)

  1. hello (when answering the telephone)

Urdu

Etymology

From Sanskrit उलूक (ulūka).

Noun

اُلو • (ullū) m (Hindi spelling उल्लू)

  1. owl
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