गाली

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit गालि (gāli), गाली (gālī), from Sanskrit गालि (gāli).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɑː.liː/, [ɡäː.liː]

Noun

गाली • (gālīf (Urdu spelling گالی)

  1. abuse
  2. insult
    Synonym: तंज़ (tanz)
  3. foul or insulting language
  4. 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

References

Nepali

Pronunciation

Noun

गाली • (gālī)

  1. scolding, abuse
  2. rebuke, admonition, reprimand
  3. swear

Derived terms

References

  • गाली”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “गाली”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar