गोली

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit गोलिका (golikā), from गोल (gola) +‎ -इका (-ikā). Cognate with Assamese গুলী (guli).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡoː.liː/, [ɡoː.l̪iː]
  • Rhymes: -oːliː

Noun

गोली • (golī) f (Urdu spelling گولی‎)

  1. ball
  2. marble
  3. bullet (gun ammunition)
    मैं अभी गोली मारूंगा! ― ma͠i abhī golī mārūṅgā! ― I will shoot [this] bullet right now!
  4. pellet
  5. tablet
  6. pill

Declension
Declension of गोली (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct गोली
golī		 गोलियाँ
goliyā̃
oblique गोली
golī		 गोलियों
goliyõ
vocative गोली
golī		 गोलियो
goliyo

Descendants
  • → English: gooly, goolies
  • → Pashto: ګولۍ‎
  • → Persian: گولی‎ (goli, guli)
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