उतावीळ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘄𑘝𑘰𑘪𑘲𑘯 (utāviḷa, impatient), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀯𑀮 (uttāvala), from Sanskrit *उत्तापल (*uttāpala, impetuous).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.t̪a.ʋiɭ̆/, [u.t̪a.ʋiːɭ̆]
  • Hyphenation: उ‧ता‧वीळ
  • Rhymes: -iɭ̆

Adjective

उतावीळ • (utāvīḷ) (indeclinable) [1][2]

  1. impatient, eager, impetuous
    Synonyms: अधीर (adhīr), उत्सुक (utsuk), आतुर (ātur)
    • 2022, “बाई गं [bāī ga]”, in अजय-अतुल [ajay-atul] (music), चंद्रमुखी [candramukhī]:
      राती ह्या कणकण सरत जाती. व्याकुळ हे नयन, सख्या. नजर उतावीळ घडीभर राही ना.
      rātī hyā kaṇkaṇ sarat jātī. vyākuḷ he nayan, sakhyā. najar utāvīḷ ghaḍībhar rāhī nā.
      At night this restlessness keeps creeping in. These eyes grow anxious, my dear. My eager gaze cannot stay still even for a moment.

Noun

उतावीळ • (utāvīḷf[1]

  1. impatience
    Synonyms: हातघाई (hātghāī), अधीरता (adhīrtā), औत्सुक्य (autsukya)

References

Further reading

  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, page 90
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*uttāpala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press