ઓળંભો

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• ઓલંભો (olambho)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati उलंभउ (ulaṃbhaü), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀁𑀪 (uvālaṃbha), from Sanskrit उपालम्भ (upālambha). Doublet of ઉપાલંભ (upālambh). Cognate with Hindi उलाहना (ulāhnā), Punjabi اُلَاہْما (ulāhmā), Rajasthani ओळभौ (ōḷabhau), and Sindhi اولانڀو (olā̃bho).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈo.lə.bʱɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Hyphenation: ઓ‧ળં‧ભો

Noun

ઓળંભો • (olãbho) m

1. rebuke

   Synonym: ઠપકો (ṭhapko)

2. complaint

   Synonyms: શિકાયત (śikāyat), ફરિયાદ (phariyād)

Declension

Declension of ઓળંભો
	Singular	Plural
nominative	ઓળંભો (oḷṃbho)	ઓળંભા (oḷṃbhā), ઓળંભાઓ (oḷṃbhāo)
oblique	ઓળંભા (oḷṃbhā)	ઓળંભાઓ (oḷṃbhāo)
vocative	ઓળંભા (oḷṃbhā)	ઓળંભાઓ (oḷṃbhāo)
instrumental	ઓળંભે (oḷṃbhe)	ઓળંભાએ (oḷṃbhāe)
locative	ઓળંભે (oḷṃbhe)	ઓળંભે (oḷṃbhe)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “upālambha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 108