däli

Turkmen

Other scripts
Latin däli‍
Cyrillic дәли‍
Arabic دلی

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tēlbe (“mad, crazy”). Cognate with Turkish deli, Azerbaijani dəli, Bashkir тиле (tile), Kazakh дәлду (däldu), Kyrgyz тели (teli), Uyghur تەلۋە (telwe) and Uzbek telba.

Adjective

däli

  1. mad, crazy, insane, lunatic, bonkers, not sane, exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind, mentally deranged
    Synonyms: akmak, diwana, mežnun, samsyk
  2. whimsical, eccentric, quirky, bizarre, odd, given to quirks or idiosyncrasies, strange in a somewhat silly, manner
  3. inconsiderate, thoughtless, unthoughtful, not considerate, showing lack of due thought or care for the other people
  4. rash, foolhardy, reckless, impulsive, precipitate, acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks

Noun

däli (definite accusative dälini, plural däliler)

  1. madman, madwoman, loony, nut, psycho, schizo, nutcase, a person who is insane or mentally disturbed
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