उल्हास

Braj

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit उल्लास (ullāsa). Doublet of हुलास (hulās).

Noun

उल्हास (ulhās) m

1. excitement, joy, jubilation, animation

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘄𑘩𑘿𑘮𑘰𑘭 (ulhāsa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀉𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀸𑀲𑀬 (ullāsaya), from Sanskrit उल्लास (ullāsa). Compare Gujarati ઊલસવું (ūlasvũ), Hindustani ہُلَاس (hulās) / हुलास (hulās), Braj हुलास (hulās), Assamese উলাৰ (ular, “delight; pleasure; excitement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.lʱas/

Noun

उल्हास • (ulhās) m

1. joy, enthusiasm

Proper noun

उल्हास • (ulhās) ?

1. Ulhas (a river in Maharashtra, India)
2. a male given name, equivalent to English Ulhas

Derived terms

• उल्हासनगर (ulhāsnagar)

Further reading

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