English Explanatory Dictionary

thuggee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thug (a member of band of assassins in India).
  2. The murder and robbery of groups of travellers in India.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of thuggee

Pronunciation

/θʌˈɡiː/ /ʈʰʌ.ɡiː/ /ʈʰɑ.ɡiː/

Word forms

thuggee thuggees thagi thuggi thugi Thugee

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani ठगी (ṭhagī) / ٹھگی (ṭhagī).

Related words

thug thuggery thuggism
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on T Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary