alābū

E. a neg. laba to sink, ū Uṇādi affix; m is dropped, and the preceding vowel lengthened: what does not sink in water; floats, &c. are made of this gourd, especially when hollowed: also alābu and ālābu.

f. (-būḥ) The bottle gourd, (Cucurbita lagenaris.)

E. a neg. laba to
sink, ū Unādi affix, m is dropped, and the preceding vowel length-
ened: what does not sink in water; floats, &c. are made of this
gourd, especially when hollowed: also alabu and ālābu.