पागल
paagaleveryday
The common word for "crazy" is पागल (paagal). सनकी (sanki) describes someone eccentric or moody, and दीवाना (deewana) means crazy about someone or something.
Meaning: mad or wild (adjective)
Ways to say it
| Indian | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| पागल | paagal | everyday |
| सनकी | sanki | eccentric |
| दीवाना | deewana | wild about someone or something |
Friends joke तू पागल है क्या? (tu paagal hai kya?), meaning "are you crazy?" दीवाना (deewana) fits love and fandom, as in a cricket fan who is क्रिकेट का दीवाना (cricket ka deewana).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
पागल (paagal) can be hurtful if said seriously about a person with a mental illness. It is best avoided in that sense.
How does it change in a sentence?
For a woman the forms are पागल (paagal) which stays the same, and दीवानी (deewani).
Did you know?
- दीवाना (deewana) comes from Persian and is a favorite word in Hindi film songs about love.
Examples in context
- तुम तो बिल्कुल पागल हो!Tum to bilkul paagal ho!You are completely crazy!
- वह क्रिकेट का दीवाना है।Vah cricket ka deewana hai.He is crazy about cricket.
Example conversation
Friends Dev and Isha talk about a cricket fan in a cafe in Kolkata.
- Devमेरा भाई क्रिकेट का दीवाना है।Mera bhai cricket ka deewana hai.My brother is crazy about cricket.
- Ishaसच में? वह तो पूरी रात मैच देखता होगा।Sach mein? Vah to poori raat match dekhta hoga.Really? He must watch matches all night.
- Devहाँ, वह थोड़ा पागल है।Haan, vah thoda paagal hai.Yes, he is a little crazy.
