deli

Adj

1. crazy, mad, insane
2. extreme
3. whimsical, eccentric, quirky, bizarre, odd, given to quirks or idiosyncrasies, strange in a somewhat silly, manner
4. inconsiderate, thoughtless, unthoughtful, not considerate, showing lack of due thought or care for the other people
5. rash, foolhardy, reckless, impulsive, precipitate, acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks

Noun

1. a crazy person
2. a fanatic
3. (historical) deli, a member of a light cavalry unit within the Ottoman Empire created to act as a shock troop

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɛli/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: دلی

Cognate with Turkmen: däli

Cognate with Azerbaijani: dəli

Cognate with Salar: delli

Cognate with Tatar: тиле

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دلی (deli), from Old Anatolian Turkish دلو (delü), from Proto-Turkic *tēlbe (“mad, crazy”). Doublet of Tilbe. Cognate of Turkmen däli, Azerbaijani dəli, Salar delli, and Tatar тиле (tile).

Concepts

crazy

lunatic

madman

demoniac

daft

insane

crotchet

crackpot

fond

haywire

irrational

loony

mad

maniac

moonstruck

rocker

screwy

fool

harumscarum

fruit loops

Ido

looney-tunes

nuts

loopy

bananas

glaiky

balmy

looney tunes

meshuggah

nerts

nutty

out there

delirious

demented

daffy

demonic

deranged

diabolical

dippy

ecstatic

possessed

Synonyms

çılgın

divane

kaçık

akıl hastası

delirmek

dengesiz

kafadan çatlak

mecnun

şeytanca

manyak

zıpır

sayıklayan

çılgına dönmüş

üşütük

kuduruk

şeytanın etkisi altında

deliye dönmüş

hezeyan geçiren

acayip

beç

aptal

budala

cinli

Translations

fou

verrückt

pazzo

gek

loco

Irre

louco

wahnsinnig

matto

τρελός

zot

geisteskrank

Irrer

irrsinnig

aliéné