خودکشی
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From خود (xod, “self”) + کش (koš, “kill”) + ـی (i, “-ing”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [xʷað.ku.ʃiː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xod̪.kʰo.ʃiː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χud̪.kʰu.ʃi]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | xwaḏkušī |
Dari reading? | xudkušī |
Iranian reading? | xodkoši |
Tajik reading? | xudkuši |
Noun edit
Dari | خودکشی |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | худкушӣ |
- suicide
- attempted suicide
Synonyms edit
- انتحار (entehâr) (formal)
Derived terms edit
- خودکشی کردن (xod-koši kardan)
- خودکشی از ترس مرگ (xod-koši az tars-e marg)
Descendants edit
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian خودکشی (xwadkušī). Equivalent to خود (xod, “self”) + کُشی (kuśī, “killing”), or خودکش (xudkuś) + ـی (-ī).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
خود کُشی • (xudkuśī) 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 edit
- خودکش (xudkuś, “suicidal”)
- خودکشی کرنا (xudkuśī karnā, “commit suicide”)