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thug

Pronunciation: /tœɡ/

“thug” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. thug, yob.

In French

  1. Membre d’une secte indienne qui pratiquait la strangulation rituelle.
  2. Voyou; racaille.

Etymology

Borrowed from English thug, in turn derived from Hindustani ठग (ṭhag) / ٹھگ (ṭhag, “swindler, fraud, cheat”), further derived from Prakrit 𑀞𑀕 (ṭhaga), of uncertain origin. See there for more.

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