उलाहना

Hindi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʊ.lɑːɦ.nɑː/, [ʊ.läːʱ.näː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀁𑀪 (uvālaṃbha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit उपालम्भ (upālambha). Doublet of उपालंभ (upālambh). Cognate with Gujarati [script needed] (olãbhɔ) and Punjabi [script needed] (ulāmbhā, ulāhmā).

Noun

उलाहना • (ulāhnā) m (Urdu spelling الہنا)

  1. complaint, reproach, accusation
    Synonyms: (most common) शिकायत (śikāyat), (rare) उपालंभ (upālambh)
    माँ को बच्चे की करतूत का उलाहना नहीं देना चाहिए।
    mā̃ ko bacce kī kartūt kā ulāhnā nahī̃ denā cāhie.
    You should not complain to the mother about the child's misdeed.
Declension

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit *उपालाभयति (upālābhayati, to cause to scold), from the root उपालभ् (upālabh).

Verb

उलाहना • (ulāhnā) (Urdu spelling الہنا)

  1. to spring up, grow, vegetate
  2. to reprove, reproach
  3. to accuse
  4. to complain against
Conjugation

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.