خودکشی

Persian

Etymology

From ‎ (xod, “self”) +‎ ‎ (koš, “kill”) +‎ ‎ (i, “-ing”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xʷaðkuʃiː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /xʊdkʊʃiː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /xodkoʃiː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /xudkuʃi/

Noun

Iranian Persian	خودکشی
Dari	خودکشی
Tajik	худкушӣ (xudkušī)

خودکشی‎ • (xod-koši)

suicide
attempted suicide

Synonyms

انتحار‎ (entehâr) (formal)

Derived terms

خودکشی کردن‎ (xod-koši kardan)
خودکشی از ترس مرگ‎ (xod-koši az tars-e marg)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (xwadkušī). Equivalent to خود‎ (“self”) +‎ کُشی‎ (“killing”), or خودکش‎ (xudkuś) +‎ ـی‎.

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xʊd̪.kʊ.ʃiː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /xʊd̪.kʊ.ʃiː/
Rhymes: -iː

Noun

خود کُشی • (xodkuśī) f (Hindi spelling ख़ुदकुशी)

suicide
‏خودکشی کرنا گناۂ عظیم ہے‎ ― xudkuśī karnā gunāh-e-azīm hai ― To commit suicide is a great sin.

Related terms

خودکش‎ (xudkuś, “suicidal”)
خودکشی کرنا‎ (xudkuśī karnā, “commit suicide”)

References

“خودکشی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“خودکشی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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