हत्या

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦət̪.jɑː/, [ɦət̪.jäː]

Noun

हत्या (hatyā) f (Urdu spelling ہتیا)

  1. murder, assassination, killing
    हत्या का घटना-स्थल बहुत अराजक था।
    hatyā kā ghaṭnā-sthal bahut arājak thā.
    The scene of the murder was very chaotic.

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • हत्यारा (hatyārā, murderer, assassin)
  • हत्याकांड (hatyākāṇḍ, a case of murder)

References

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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