उत्साह

See also: उत्सह and उत्सह्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उत्साह (utsāha). Doublet of उछाह (uchāh).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʊt̪.sɑːɦ/, [ʊt̪.s̪äːɦ]

Noun

उत्साह • (utsāh) m

1. enthusiasm, ardour, eagerness
2. energy, strength, power

Declension

Declension of उत्साह (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उत्साह utsāh	उत्साह utsāh
oblique	उत्साह utsāh	उत्साहों utsāhõ
vocative	उत्साह utsāh	उत्साहो utsāho

Derived terms

• उत्साहपूर्वक (utsāhpūrvak, “zestily, lively”)
• उत्साहवर्धक (utsāhvardhak, “encouraging, inspiring”)

References

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬉᬢ᭄ᬲᬵᬳ (Balinese script)
• উত্সাহ (Assamese script)
• উত্সাহ (Bengali script)
• 𑰄𑰝𑰿𑰭𑰯𑰮 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀳 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌹 (Grantha script)
• ઉત્સાહ (Gujarati script)
• ਉਤੑਸਾਹ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦈꦠ꧀ꦱꦴꦲ (Javanese script)
• ឧត្សាហ (Khmer script)
• ಉತ್ಸಾಹ (Kannada script)
• ອຸຕ຺ສາຫ (Lao script)
• ഉത്സാഹ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘄𑘝𑘿𑘭𑘰𑘮 (Modi script)
• ᠤᢐᠰᠠᢗᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᡠᢠᠰ᠌ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡥᠠ (Manchu script)
• ဥတ္သာဟ (Burmese script)
• 𑦤𑦽𑧠𑧍𑧑𑧎 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐄𑐟𑑂𑐳𑐵𑐴 (Newa script)
• ଉତ୍ସାହ (Oriya script)
• ꢆꢡ꣄ꢱꢵꢲ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆇𑆠𑇀𑆱𑆳𑆲 (Sharada script)
• 𑖄𑖝𑖿𑖭𑖯𑖮 (Siddham script)
• උත්සාහ (Sinhalese script)
• ఉత్సాహ (Telugu script)
• อุตฺสาห (Thai script)
• ཨུ་ཏྶཱ་ཧ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒅𑒞𑓂𑒮𑒰𑒯 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From उद्- (ud-, “upon, above”) +‎ साह (sāha, “vim, zeal”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ut.sɑː.ɦɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ut̪ˈs̪ɑː.ɦɐ/

Noun

उत्साह • (utsāha) m

1. enthusiasm, zeal

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of उत्साह (utsāha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	उत्साहः utsāhaḥ	उत्साहौ utsāhau	उत्साहाः / उत्साहासः¹ utsāhāḥ / utsāhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	उत्साह utsāha	उत्साहौ utsāhau	उत्साहाः / उत्साहासः¹ utsāhāḥ / utsāhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	उत्साहम् utsāham	उत्साहौ utsāhau	उत्साहान् utsāhān
Instrumental	उत्साहेन utsāhena	उत्साहाभ्याम् utsāhābhyām	उत्साहैः / उत्साहेभिः¹ utsāhaiḥ / utsāhebhiḥ¹
Dative	उत्साहाय utsāhāya	उत्साहाभ्याम् utsāhābhyām	उत्साहेभ्यः utsāhebhyaḥ
Ablative	उत्साहात् utsāhāt	उत्साहाभ्याम् utsāhābhyām	उत्साहेभ्यः utsāhebhyaḥ
Genitive	उत्साहस्य utsāhasya	उत्साहयोः utsāhayoḥ	उत्साहानाम् utsāhānām
Locative	उत्साहे utsāhe	उत्साहयोः utsāhayoḥ	उत्साहेषु utsāheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• उत्साहयोग (utsāhayoga, “bestowing energy”)
• उत्साहवत् (utsāhavat, “active, persevering”)
• उत्साहवर्धन (utsāhavardhana, “increasing energy or heroism”)

Descendants

• → Hindi: उत्साह (utsāh)
• Bengali: উৎসাহ (utśahô)
• → Malay: usaha
  • Indonesian: usaha
• → Pali: ussāha
  • Khmer: ឧស្សាហៈ (ʼuhsaahaʼ)
• → Telugu: ఉత్సాహము (utsāhamu)
• → Tocharian B: utsahām
• → Thai: อุตสาห (ùt-sǎa-hà-)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “उत्साह”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0182.