शव

See also: शिव and श्वा

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit शव (śava)

Noun

शव • (śav) m (Urdu spelling شو‎)

  1. corpse, dead body
    मलबे के नीचे से कई शव मिले। ― malbe ke nīce se kaī śav mile. ― Many dead bodies were recovered from the debris.
    नेताजी का शव भारत लाया गया। ― netājī kā śav bhārat lāyā gayā. ― The dead body of the leader was brought to India.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • शवदाह (śav-dāh, “cremation”)
  • शवस्थान (śav-sthān, “crematorium”)
  • शवपरीक्षा (śav-parīkṣhā, “autopsy, post-mortem”)
  • शवशाला (śav-śālā, “mortuary”)
  • शवसंस्कार (śav-sanskār, “funeral rites”)

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “शव”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “शव”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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