पलीद

Hindi

Alternative forms

• पलीत (palīt)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پلید (palīd).

Adjective

पलीद • (palīd) (Urdu spelling پلید)

1. impure, polluted, contaminated, unclean

   Synonym: गंदा (gandā)

2. nasty, foul, repugnant
3. wicked person

Noun

पलीद • (palīd) m (Urdu spelling پلید)

1. evil spirit, ghost

   Synonyms: भूत (bhūt), प्रेत (pret)

Related terms

• मिट्टी पलीद होना (miṭṭī palīd honā)
• मिट्टी पलीद करना (miṭṭī palīd karnā)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पलीद”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “पलीद”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पलीद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press