meaning
fight, compete, battle; competition, challenge; struggle, strive
see also
semantic space · lipamanka
The semantic space of utala contains conflicts, contests, and battles. When utala is used, it’s talking about some sort of struggle or competition between two or more parties, or something being framed that way. So it could be a battle between two rival armies, but it could also be a battle between me and myself if I’m framing it that way. utala is often targeted, closer to “attack” than “battle.” Anything can be an utala if it is being framed as a struggle or attack of some sort that involves two parties. Playing a musical instrument could be an utala for a beginner player. Taking a test is a very fun thing to call an utala, because the test-taker is fighting the test.
pu verbatim
- VERB to battle, challenge, compete against struggle against
ku translations
battle100 fight100 fighting100 combat94 conflict93 contend90 assault88 attack82 versus69 compete67 violent67 challenge64 hit63 violence63 struggle60 war58 contest56 dispute50 oppose50 competitive40 tackle40 competition38 aggressive36 resist36 beat35 hostile33 opposed33 punch33 confront31 opposition30 riot30 against29 strike29
usage
core · 100% usage
found in pu
coined pre-pu
origin
Serbo-Croatian · ударати udarati ‘strike, hit, beat’
coined by jan Sonja
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utalaperhaps from crossed swords symbol (⚔️)
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