गाली

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit गालि (gāli).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

गाली • (gālī) f (Urdu spelling گالی)

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

Declension[edit]

Declension of गाली (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct गाली
gālī 		गालियाँ
gāliyā̃
oblique गाली
gālī 		गालियों
gāliyõ
vocative गाली
gālī 		गालियो
gāliyo

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References[edit]

Nepali[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

गाली • (gālī)

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

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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