Definition
An obsolete or dialectal term of uncertain meaning, possibly related to hardship or suffering in Gaelic or Old English.
Etymology
Possibly from Irish/Gaelic 'droch' meaning 'bad' or 'evil,' or from Old English roots, though the exact derivation and original meaning are uncertain.
Kelly Says
Irish drogh ('bad') is still used in modern Irish, but its English variants disappeared—showing how English pushed out Gaelic words when the two languages competed. It's a linguistic ghost of colonial history.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የአይነት ነገር
ye-ay-net neger
BNবাংলা
নARCOTIC
nar-ko-tik
DADansk
narkotik
nar-ko-tik
ELΕλληνικά
ναρκωτικό
nar-ko-tiko
FAفارسی
ماده مخدر
ma-deh-e mak-hder
HIहिन्दी
नशीली दवा
na-sheeli dava
HUMagyar
kábítószer
ka-bee-to-szer
IDBahasa Indonesia
narkoba
nar-ko-ba
MRMR
नशीली दवा
na-sheeli dava
MSBahasa Melayu
dadah
da-dah
NONorsk
narkotik
nar-ko-tik
PLPolski
narkotyki
nar-ko-ty-kee
PTPortuguês
droga
droh-gah
RUРусский
наркотик
nar-ko-tik
TAதமிழ்
மাদக்கை
ma-dak-kai
THไทย
ยาเสพติด
ya saep-dit
TRTürkçe
uyuşturucu
yoo-shtoo-roo-koo
UKУкраїнська
наркотик
nar-ko-tik
VITiếng Việt
ma túy
ma-too-ee