પાગલ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀮 (paggala).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑ.ɡəl/
• Hyphenation: પા‧ગલ
• Rhymes: -əl

Adjective

પાગલ • (pāgal)

1. mad, crazy

   Synonym: વિક્ષિપ્ત (vikṣipt)

   • 1950, “તારી આંખનો અફીણી [tārī ā̃khno aphīṇī]”, in Venibhai Purohit (lyrics), Divadandi:

     તારી આંખનો અફીણી, તારા બોલનો બંધાણી
     તારા રૂપની પૂનમનો પાગલ એકલો

     tārī ā̃khno aphīṇī, tārā bolno bandhāṇī
     tārā rūpnī pūnamno pāgal eklo

     I am an addict of your eyes, attached to you words;
     I am the only one who is mad for the full moon of your beauty.

Further reading

More information

• “પાગલ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “પાગલ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “પાગલ”, in રેખ્તા ગુજરાતી શબ્દકોશ (rekhtā gujrātī śabdakoś) (in Gujarati), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paggala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 430