उपालंभ

Hindi

Alternative forms

• उपालम्भ (upālambh)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उपालम्भ (upālambha). By surface analysis, उप- (up-) +‎ आलंभ (ālambh). Doublet of उलाहना (ulāhnā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʊ.pɑː.ləmbʱ/, [ʊ.päː.lɐ̃mbʱ]

Noun

उपालंभ • (upālambh) m

1. reproach, censure, abuse, finding fault with
2. prohibition, interdict
3. complaint

Declension

Declension of उपालंभ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उपालंभ upālambh	उपालंभ upālambh
oblique	उपालंभ upālambh	उपालंभों upālambhõ
vocative	उपालंभ upālambh	उपालंभो upālambho

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “उपालंभ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha