उथल पाथल uthal pāthal
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
In complete confusion; upset, overturned.
Confusion, disorder; upheaval.
Usual translation
- turmoil
Origin of the definition
H اتهل उथल uthal , = H اتهلا अथला uthlā, part. adj. (from uthalnā), Upset, &c. The commoner form is uthal-puthal, or utthal-putthal, upset, capsized, overturned; topsy-turvy, in utter confusion, in complete disorder: — uthal-puthal karnā = uthlānā, q.v.: — uthal-puthal honā, To be upset or overturned; to be topsy-turvy; to be disordered (the stomach).
उथल-पुथल uthal-puthal [cf. H. uthalnā], adj. & f. 1. adj. in complete confusion; upset, overturned. 2. confusion, disorder; upheaval. — उथल-पुथल करना, to throw into confusion or disorder; to overturn. उथल-पुथल मचाना, to cause confusion; to cause a sensation.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
13 occurrences
In 13 on 2386 murlis
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- Thursday 17 March 2022
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- Friday 23 May 2025