गाली
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit गालि (gāli).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡɑː.liː/, [ɡäː.l̪iː]
Noun
गाली • (gālī) f (Urdu spelling گالی)
- abuse
- insult
- Synonym: तंज़ (tãz)
- foul or insulting language
- an abusive or contumelious expression
Declension
Declension of गाली (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गाली gālī | गालियाँ gāliyā̃ |
| oblique | गाली gālī | गालियों gāliyõ |
| vocative | गाली gālī | गालियो gāliyo |
Derived terms
- गाली देना (gālī denā)
References
- Platts, John T. (1884), “गाली”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡäli]
- Phonetic Devanagari: गालि
Noun
गाली • (gālī)
- scolding, abuse
- rebuke, admonition, reprimand
- swear
Derived terms
- गाली गर्नु (gālī garnu)
References
- “गाली”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “गाली”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar