गाली

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गालि (gāli).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

• गाली देना (gālī denā)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “गाली”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡäli]
• Phonetic Devanagari: गालि

Noun

गाली • (gālī)

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

Derived terms

• गाली गर्नु (gālī garnu)

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