Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pagal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: pa-gal
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Mentally ill person; lunatic.

Indian usage

name

A barangay of San Carlos, Pangasinan, Philippines.

Etymology

From Hindi पागल (pāgal).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: पागल

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

pagals (plural)

Questions

What does pagal mean?: Mentally ill person; lunatic.
Where does pagal come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce pagal

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