उथला

See also: उथलना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀮 (utthala, “sandhill, *shallow”), from Sanskrit उत्स्थल (utsthala, “name of an island, *shallow”), from उद्- (ud-) +‎ स्थल (sthala). Cognate with Marathi उथळ (uthaḷ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʊt̪ʰ.lɑː/, [ʊt̪ʰ.läː]

Adjective

उथला • (uthlā) (Urdu spelling اُتْھلَا)

1. shallow
2. low-lying
3. (figurative) superficial, facile

Declension

Declension of उथला (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	उथला uthlā	उथले uthle	उथली uthlī	उथली uthlī
oblique	उथले uthle	उथले uthle	उथली uthlī	उथली uthlī
vocative	उथले uthle	उथले uthle	उथली uthlī	उथली uthlī

Derived terms

• उथलापन (uthlāpan, “shallowness”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “उथला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press