self-immolation

English

Etymology

self- +‎ immolation

Noun

self-immolation (countable and uncountable, plural self-immolations)

The act of setting oneself on fire, especially as a form of protest.
The act of self-sacrificing oneself, in any manner of ways.

Related terms

self-immolate

Translations

setting oneself on fire

Armenian: ինքնահրկիզում (hy) (inkʿnahrkizum)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 自焚 (zh) (zìfén)
Danish: selvafbrænding c
Dutch: zelfverbranding (nl) f
Finnish: polttoitsemurha (fi)
French: auto-immolation f
Georgian: თავდაწვა (tavdac̣va), თვითდაწვა (tvitdac̣va)
German: Selbstverbrennung f
Greek: αυτοπυρπόληση (el) f (aftopyrpólisi)
Japanese: 焼身自殺 (しょうしんじさつ, shōshin jisatsu)

Korean: ^{(please verify)} 자기 희생 (jagi huisaeng)
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Persian: خودسوزی‎‎ (xod-suzi)
Polish: samospalenie (pl) n
Portuguese: autoimolação f
Russian: самосожже́ние (ru) n (samosožžénije)
Spanish: autoinmolación
Ukrainian: самоспа́лення n (samospálennja)
Uyghur: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

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