Etymology

pagalee

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Today it means: Extremely stupid or foolish; mentally retarded. Full definition →

Hindi पगला
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The story

  1. Hindi · borrowed fromपागल“mad, crazy”
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromपगला“crazy person, madman”
  3. English todaypagalee

Borrowed from Hindi पगला (paglā, “crazy person, madman”) and Hindi पागल (pāgal, “mad, crazy”).

Words from the same roots

Hindiपागल all →

pagal

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