Telugu

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Hindustani ग़लीज़ (ġalīz) / غَلِیظ (ġalīz), from Arabic غَلِيظ (ḡalīẓ). Compare Tamil கலீஜு (kalīju), Kannada ಗಲೀಜು (galīju).

Adjective

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గలీజు (galīju)

  1. (chiefly Telangana) disgusting, dirty, filthy
    Synonym: రోత (rōta)

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