हत्या

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit हत्या (hatyā), from the root verb हन् (han, “to kill, slay, destroy, strike down”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɦət̪jaː]

Noun

हत्या • (hatyā) f (Urdu spelling ہتیا‎)

  1. murder, assassination, killing
    हत्या का घटना-स्थल बहुत अराजक था।
    The scene of the murder was very chaotic.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • हत्यारा (hatyārā, “murderer, assassin”)
  • हत्याकांड (hatyā-kānḍ, “a case of murder”)

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “हत्या”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “हत्या”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.

Sanskrit

Etymology

From the root verb हन् (han, “to kill, slay, destroy, strike down”)

Noun

हत्या • (hatyā) f

  1. killing, slaying, slaughter, murder (particularly of the criminal variety, as in गोहत्या, भ्रूणहत्या, etc.).

References

  • Vaman Shivaram Apte (accessed 12-12-2012), “A Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎
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