कुतूहल

{ kutūhala }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

    see : जिज्ञासा

कोंकणी (Konkani) WN

    see : उमळशीक

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   kutūhala n S sport, play, pastime, fun, diversion.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

 n   play, pastime, fun.

मराठी (Marathi) WN

    see : जिज्ञासा

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

  न.  नवल ; कौतुक ; क्रीडा . कर्मणुक . ( सं .)

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कुतूहल  n.  n. ( fr. कुतस् and हल, ‘ calling out’ ?), curiosity, interest in any extra- ordinary matter, [Sāh.] &c.
प्रति    inclination, desire for ( loc. or in comp.), [Śak.] &c.
    eagerness, impetuosity
    what excites curiosity, anything interesting, fun, [Pañcat.]
कुतूहल  mfn.  mfn. surprising, wonderful, [W.]
कौतूहल    excellent, celebrated, [W.] ( cf..)

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कुतूहल [kutūhala]   a.
    wonderful.
    excellent, best.
    praised, celebrated.
    लम् desire, curiosity; उज्झित- शब्देन जनितं नः कुतूहलम् [Ś.1;] यदि विलासकुलासु कुतूहलम् [Gīt.1.] (पपौ) कुतूहलेनेव मनुष्यशोणितम् [R.3.54;13.21;15.65.]
    eagerness.
    what excites curiosity, anything pleasing or interesting, a curiosity.
    delight, pleasure अकृत मधुरैरम्बानां मे कुतूहलमङ्गकैः [U.1.2.]

Shabda-Sagara

कुतूहल  mfn.  ( -लः- ला- लं)
   1. excellent, best, praised, celebrated.
   2. Sur- prising, wonderful.
  n.  ( - लं)
   1. eagerness, vehemence, impetuosity.
   2. desire, inclination.
   3. curiosity.
    E. कु bad तूल् to send forth, क affix, and ह inserted; or कुतू an oil bottle, and हल् to make limes or furrows; or कु the earth, and तुद् to vex or tease; the etymologies however are all fanciful; the word is also written कौतूहल.

ROOTS:

कु तूल् क ह कुतू हल् कु तुद् कौतूहल