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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit गालि (gāli).
Pronunciation
Noun
गाली • (gālī) f (Urdu spelling گالی)
- abuse
- insult
- Synonym: तंज़ (tanz)
- foul or insulting language
- an abusive or contumelious expression
Declension
Declension of गाली (fem ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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गाली gālī
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गालियाँ gāliyā̃
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oblique
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गाली gālī
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गालियों gāliyõ
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vocative
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गाली gālī
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गालियो gāliyo
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Derived terms
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “गाली”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Nepali
Pronunciation
Noun
गाली • (gālī)
- scolding, abuse
- rebuke, admonition, reprimand
- swear
Derived terms
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