गालि

Newar

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡali]

Noun

गालि • (gāli? (Newa Spelling 𑐐𑐵𑐮𑐶)

  1. fan (electrical or handheld)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to गदति (gadati, says) through Middle Indo-Aryan.

Pronunciation

Noun

गालि • (gāli) stemf pl

  1. reviling speech, invectives, execrations

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of गालि
plural
nominative गालयः (gālayaḥ)
accusative गालीः (gālīḥ)
instrumental गालिभिः (gālibhiḥ)
dative गालिभ्यः (gālibhyaḥ)
ablative गालिभ्यः (gālibhyaḥ)
genitive गालीनाम् (gālīnām)
locative गालिषु (gāliṣu)
vocative गालयः (gālayaḥ)

Derived terms

  • Dardic:
    • Kalami: [script needed] (gel dī-, to scorn)
    • Torwali: [script needed] (gal, abuse)
    • Kashmiri: گَال (gāl)
  • Prakrit: गालि (gāli), गाली (gālī)
    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi: ਗਾਲੀ (gālī)
      • Sindhi: گَآرِ (gāri)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Marathi: गाळी (gāḷī)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Gujarati: ગાળી (gāḷī)
      • Odia: ଗାଲୀଁ (gālĩ)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “गालि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 354.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 333
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gāli”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 222