ਕਤਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian قتل‎ (qatl), from Arabic قَتْل‎ (qatl).

Noun

ਕਤਲ • (katal) m (Shahmukhi spelling قتل‎)

  1. murder, assassination, manslaughter

Derived terms
  • ਕਤਲਗਾਹ f (katlagāh, “slaughterhouse”)
  • ਕਤਲਾਮ m (katlām, “massacre”)

Further reading
  • “ਕਤਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
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