Kalmar “cretinous” ba ta bayyana a matsayin ingantacciyar kalma a cikin harshen Ingilishi ba. Kalma mafi kusa da zan iya tunanin ita ce "cretin", wanda ke nufin mutumin da ke da nakasa a jiki ko ta hankali saboda rashi na thyroid. Gabaɗaya ana la'akari da shi a matsayin kalma mai banƙyama kuma ya kamata a kauce masa.
