उलाहना

Hindi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) 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 ઓળંભો (oḷṃbho) and Punjabi ਉਲਾਂਭਾ (ulāmbhā) Punjabi ਉਲਾਹਮਾ (ulāhmā).

Noun

उलाहना • (ulāhnām (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
Declension of उलाहना (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct उलाहना
ulāhnā
उलाहने
ulāhne
oblique उलाहने
ulāhne
उलाहनों
ulāhnõ
vocative उलाहने
ulāhne
उलाहनो
ulāhno

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

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