Kutuhala, °³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Kutuhala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kutuhal.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation°³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹ (कà¥à¤¤à¥‚हल) refers to one who is “enthusiasticâ€�, as mentioned in the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.2.27. Accordingly as BrahmÄ narrated to NÄrada:—“[...] once a great sacrifice was started by Daká¹£a, [...] The guardians of the quarters (»å¾±°ì±èÄå±ô²¹) became the gatekeepers and watchmen. They were well-equipped in arms and had many attendants to assist them. They were very enthusiastic (°ì³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹)â€�.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary°ì³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹ : (nt.) excitement; curiosity.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary°³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹, (m. nt.) tumult, excitement; ¶ÙÄå±¹²õ. V, 22; DhA. III, 194 (v. l. kot°). ²¹Â° (adj.) unperturbed, not shamming J. I, 387 (expl. by avikiṇṇa-vaco of straight speech). See also kotÅ«hala.

Pali is the language of the Tipiá¹aka, which is the sacred canon of TheravÄda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary°ì³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹ (कà¥à¤¤à¥‚हल).—n S Sport, play, pastime, fun, diversion.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English°ì³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹ (कà¥à¤¤à¥‚हल).â€�n Play, pastime, fun.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary°³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹ (कà¥à¤¤à¥‚हल).â€�a.
1) Wonderful.
2) Excellent, best.
3) Praised, celebrated.
-lam 1 Desire, curiosity; उजà¥à¤à¤¿à¤¤- शबà¥à¤¦à¥‡à¤¨ जनितà¤� नः कà¥à¤¤à¥‚हलमॠ(ujjhita- Å›abdena janitaá¹� naá¸� °ì³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹m) Åš.1; यदà¤� विलासकà¥à¤²à¤¾à¤¸à¥� कà¥à¤¤à¥‚हलमॠ(yadi vilÄsakulÄsu °ì³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹m) GÄ«tagovinda 1. (papau) कà¥à¤¤à¥‚हलेनेव मनà¥à¤·à¥à¤¯à¤¶à¥‹à¤£à¤¿à¤¤à¤®à¥� (°ì³Ü³ÙÅ«haleneva manuá¹£yaÅ›oṇitam) R.3.54;13.21;15.65.
2) Eagerness.
3) What excites curiosity, anything pleasing or interesting, a curiosity.
4) Delight, pleasure अकृत मधà¥à¤°à¥ˆà¤°à¤®à¥à¤¬à¤¾à¤¨à¤¾à¤� मे कà¥à¤¤à¥‚हलमङà¥à¤—कैà¤� (aká¹›ta madhurairambÄnÄá¹� me °ì³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹maá¹…gakaiá¸�) UttararÄmacarita 1.2.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary°³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹ (कà¥à¤¤à¥‚हल).—mfn.
(-±ô²¹á¸�-±ôÄå-±ô²¹á¹�) 1. Excellent, best, praised, celebrated. 2. Surprising, wonderful. n.
(-±ô²¹á¹�) 1. Eagerness, vehemence, impetuosity. 2. Desire, inclination. 3. Curiosity. E. ku bad ³ÙÅ«±ô to send forth, ka affix, and ha inserted; or °ì³Ü³ÙÅ« an oil bottle, and hal to make limes or furrows; or ku the earth, and tud to vex or tease; the etymologies however are all fanciful; the word is also written °ì²¹³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary°³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹ (कà¥à¤¤à¥‚हल).—n. 1. Eagerness, [Nala] 1, 16; abl. Eagerly. 2. Curiosity, [Nala] 13, 48. 3. Desire, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 67, 12. 4. A surprising object, [±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹] 124, 9.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary°³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹ (कà¥à¤¤à¥‚हल).—[neuter] the same (also [with] prati or [locative]); anything curious, interesting, or amusing.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) °³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹ (कà¥à¤¤à¥‚हल):â€�n. ([from] kutas and hala, ‘calling outâ€� ?), curiosity, interest in any extra-ordinary matter, [SÄhitya-darpaṇa] etc.
2) inclination, desire for (prati [locative case] or in [compound]), [ÅšakuntalÄ] etc.
3) eagerness, impetuosity
4) what excites curiosity, anything interesting, fun, [±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹]
5) mfn. surprising, wonderful, [Horace H. Wilson]
6) excellent, celebrated, [Horace H. Wilson] (cf. °ì²¹³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹.)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary°³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹ (कà¥à¤¤à¥‚हल):—[°ì³Ü³ÙÅ«-hala] (±ô²¹á¹�) 1. n. Eagerness; desire. a. Excellent.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)°³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹ (कà¥à¤¤à¥‚हल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: °³ÜÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary°³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹ (कà¥à¤¤à¥‚हल) [Also spelled kutuhal]:â€�(nm) curiosity inquisitiveness; wonder; ~[±ôÄ«] curious, inquisitive.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus°³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹ (ಕà³à²¤à³‚ಹಲ):â€�
1) [noun] the state of being surprised; feeling aroused by something unusual, unexpected, strange or incredible; wonder or astonishment; a surprise.
2) [noun] eagerness to know or learn; curiosity.
3) [noun] a disappointing or being disappointed; disappointment.
4) [noun] a lively party or game; merriment; gaiety; frolic.
5) [noun] a very glad feeling; happiness; great pleasure; delight; joy.
6) [noun] ಕà³à²¤à³‚ಹಲನಾಗೠ[kutuhalanagu] °ì³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹nÄgu (a man) to become interested, curious; ಕà³à²¤à³‚ಹಲಳಾಗೠ[kutuhalalagu] °ì³Ü³ÙÅ«³ó²¹±ô²¹á¸·Ägu (a woman) to become interested, curious.
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KutÅ«haḷa (ಕà³à²¤à³‚ಹಳ):—[noun] = ಕà³à²¤à³‚ಹಲ [kutuhala].
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Kūtūhala (ಕೂತೂಹಲ):�
1) [noun] the state of being surprised; feeling aroused by something unusual, unexpected, strange or incredible; wonder or astonishment; a surprise.
2) [noun] eagerness to know or learn; curiosity.
3) [noun] a disappointing or being disappointed; disappointment.
4) [noun] a lively party or game; merriment; gaiety; frolic.
5) [noun] a very glad feeling; happiness; great pleasure; delight; joy.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Hala, Ku, Kutu, Kutuhala, A, Tula, Na.
Starts with: Kutuhala pandita, Kutuhalajata, Kutuhalakara, Kutuhalakari, Kutuhalakrit, Kutuhalamangala, Kutuhalappavatti, Kutuhalartha, Kutuhalasala Sutta, Kutuhalasamanvita, Kutuhalashala, Kutuhalavant, Kutuhalavat, Kutuhalavipphara, Kutuhalavritti, Kutuhalayutta, Kutuhaluppadana, Kutuhaluppattitthana.
Full-text (+48): Karanakutuhala, Bhojanakutuhala, Kshemakutuhala, Nishkutuhala, Graharamakutuhala, Ramakutuhala, Kutuhalashala, Krishnakutuhala, Kutuhalamangala, Karnakutuhala, Sandrakutuhala, Grahagamakutuhala, Sakutuhala, Vaishnavakutuhala, Kutuhalappavatti, Kutuhalavipphara, Smartakutuhala, Vaidyakutuhala, Yuddhakutuhala, Kautuhala.
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