గలీజు

Telugu

Etymology

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

Adjective

గలీజు • (galīju)

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

References

“గలీజు”, in ప్రాంతీయ మాండలిక పదకోశం [Regional Dialectical Dictionary] (in Telugu), Hyderabad: Telugu Academy, 2004
Nalimela Bhaskar (2010) “గలీజు”, in తెలంగాణ పదకోశం [Telangana Dictionary] (in Telugu)

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