गाली gālī
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
An abusive or contumelious expression, abuse, foul or insulting language.
Usual translation
- insult
Origin of the definition
गाली gālī ga:li: (nf) an abuse, invective; abusive songs sung by women as part of (marriage) celebrations; —गलौज/गुफ़तार billingsgate, violent invectives; (exchange of) abusive terms; —खाना to endure abusive/foul language; —देना to abuse, to call names; —गालियों पर उतरना to stoop to the use of abusive language.
H گالي गाली gālī [Prk. गरिहा; S. गर्हा], s.f. An abusive or contumelious expression, abuse, foul or insulting language: — gālī denā (-ko), To abuse, to use foul or insulting language (to), to revile, call names: — gālī-guftār, or gālī-galauj, or gālā-gālī, or gālī-wālī, s.f. Reciprocal abuse: — gāliyāṅ, s.f. pl. Indecent songs (sung at marriages).
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
418 occurrences
In 229 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
64 occurrences
In 42 on 1112 murlis
Mamma
40 occurrences
In 18 on 122 murlis
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- Wednesday 13 January 2021
- Updated
- Tuesday 14 November 2023