उथळ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘄𑘝𑘯 (utaḷa), probably from Prakrit 𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀮 (utthala, “sandhill, dry sandy place”), from Sanskrit उत्स्थल (utsthala, “name of an island”). Compare Hindustani اُتْھلَا (uthlā) / उथला (uthlā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.t̪ʰəɭ̆/

Adjective

उथळ • (uthaḷ)

1. shallow
2. (figurative) guileless, superficial, simple

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “उथळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 13.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “उथळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 94
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “उथळ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 372.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ut -- sthala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 88