उलाहना

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word उलाहना. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word उलाहना, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say उलाहना in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word उलाहना you have here. The definition of the word उलाहना will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofउलाहना, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Hindi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʊ.lɑːɦ.nɑː/,

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

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