English
gooly
Gooly may come from Hindi गोली ‘ball’.
- Hindic. 1500–presentगोलीgolī‘ball’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2013gooly
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Hindic. 1500–presentगोलीgolī‘ball’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2013gooly
Earliest quotation: 2013, The Herpes Cat: “Marcus: Sorry, your "gooly"? Stylax: Yeah. Marcus: You can't…”
The story
The sense “pebble” in English is the original.
Every English word from Hindi गोली
Today it means
noun A pebble, a small rock.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hindi गोली / gooly