dooly
noun
dooly is spelled D-O-O-L-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dooly means “A basic Indian litter or sedan chair made of poles, ropes, and a seat or cloth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dooly is doolies.
How many letters and syllables are in dooly?
| Letters | 5: D-O-O-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dooly?
Dooly appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of dooly
- doolies plural
- dhooley
- dhooly
- dhouly
- dhuli
- dohleh
- doolae
- doli
- doolee
- dooley
- doolie
- dowle
- dowlee
- dholie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dooly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiaA basic Indian litter or sedan chair made of poles, ropes, and a seat or cloth.
- 2
IndiaarchaicSynonym of stretcher, a basic litter used for transport of the ill and injured.
- 3
IndiaobsoleteSynonym of litter of whatever type.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dooly come from?
From Hindi डोली (ḍolī), from डोला (ḍolā, “litter”) + -ई (-ī, “forming diminutives”), from Sanskrit दोल (dōlā, “dangling cradle; litter”), from दुल् (dul, “to swing”). Compare andor from Sanskrit हिन्दोल (hindola) via Portuguese.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).