Gujarati

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Etymology 1

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From હાથ (hāth) +‎ રસ (ras).

Noun

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હાથરસ (hāthrasm

  1. (literally) pleasure derived from one's own hand
  2. the pleasure or satisfaction of slaying one's enemy
  3. masturbation
    • 1979, Manilal Dwivedi, “શાળા, શેરી અને સોબત [School, Street and Company]”, in Atmavrittanta, Ahmedabad: Navbharat Sahitya Mandir, →OCLC, page 10:
      અમારા ગામમાં એક વાણીઓ અમો સર્વનો પડોસી છે તેનો ધંધો નાનાં બાલકને હાથરસ વગેરે ટેવ શિખવવાનો છે. આ સર્વ માણસો તેના શિષ્ય હતા તે એટલે સુધી કે તેમને આવાં કર્મ માટે દ્રવ્ય પણ આપી રાજી રાખતો.
      amārā gāmmā̃ eka vāṇīo amo sarvano paḍosī che teno dhandho nānā̃ bālakne hāthras vagere ṭev śikhavvāno che. ā sarva māṇso tenā śiṣya hatā te eṭale sudhī ke temne āvā̃ karma māṭe dravya paṇ āpī rājī rākhto.
      There was a bania (a member of a business community) in our village. He was our neighbor. He used to teach masturbation and other sexual activities to children, who were his disciples. So much so that he used to pay them for that and keep them happy.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Braj हाथरस (hāthras).

Proper noun

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હાથરસ (hāthrasm

  1. Hathras city, Uttar Pradesh
  2. Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh