કોળી

See also: કોળું, કેળું, and કાળું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀅 (kolia), from Sanskrit कोलिक (kolika). Cognate with Marathi कोळी / 𑘎𑘻𑘯𑘲 (koḷī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ɭi/
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: કો‧ળી

Proper noun

કોળી • (koḷī) f

1. Koli (caste)

Noun

કોળી • (koḷī) m

1. Koli (person)
2. (derogatory, archaic):
   1. lordling
   2. a dark-skinned or evil man
   3. robber

Related terms

• કરોળિયો (karoḷiyo)

Further reading

• ભગવતસિંહ [bhagvatsĩh] (1944) “કોળી”, in ભગવદ્ગોમંડલ [bhagvadgomaṇḍal], India, page 2478.
• “કોળી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.