उल्लू बनाना

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उल्लू बनाना

/ʊl.luː bə.nɑː.nɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[ʊl.luː‿bɐ.näː.näː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Literally, "to make an owl of".

verb ullū banānā · اُلُّو بَنَانَا · उल्लू बना · उल्लू बनाना · उल्लू बनाने · उल्लू बनाकर

idiomatic to make a fool of, to prank कांग्रेसी नारे लगा रहे थे कि अन्ना वापस जाओ तथा जनता को उल्लू बनाना बंद करो।

In English

make a fool of to cause (someone) to seem foolish

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MLA

"उल्लू बनाना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%82%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

उल्लू बनाना. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%82%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE

Chicago

"उल्लू बनाना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%82%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {उल्लू बनाना},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%82%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}