ઉતાવળ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀯𑀮 (uttāvala), from Sanskrit *उत्तापल (uttāpala), from उत्ताप (uttāpa) +‎ -ल (-la). Cognate with Bengali উতল (utol), Hindi उतावला (utāvlā), Kachchi ઔતાવડ઼ (autāvaṛ), Marathi उतावळ (utāvaḷ), Rajasthani उतावळ (utāvaḷ), Sindhi اُتاوَلِ (utāvali)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈu.t̪ɑ.ʋəɭ/
• Rhymes: -əɭ
• Hyphenation: ઉ‧તા‧વળ

Noun

ઉતાવળ • (utāvaḷ) f

1. hurry, rush, haste, urgency

   ઉતાવળે આંબા ન પાકે।

   utāvaḷe āmbā na pāke.

   Rome wasn't built in a day.

   (literally, “Mangos will not ripen with haste.”)

Declension

Declension of ઉતાવળ
	singular	plural
nominative	ઉતાવળ (utāvaḷ)	ઉતાવળો (utāvaḷo)
oblique	ઉતાવળ (utāvaḷ)	ઉતાવળો (utāvaḷo)
vocative	ઉતાવળ (utāvaḷ)	ઉતાવળો (utāvaḷo)
instrumental	ઉતાવળે (utāvaḷe)	ઉતાવળોએ (utāvaḷoe)
locative	ઉતાવળે (utāvaḷe)	ઉતાવળોએ (utāvaḷoe)

Related terms

• ઉતાવળું (utāvaḷũ)

 

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “uttapala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 82