آدم خور

Urdu

Etymology

آدم (ādam, “man”) +‎ خور (xōr, “eater”). Compare Persian آدمخوار (âdamxvâr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑː.d̪əm xoːɾ/
• Rhymes: -oːɾ

Noun

آدَمْ خور • (ādam xōr) m (Hindi spelling आदमख़ोर)

1. cannibal, maneater

See also

• Hindi equivalent: नरभक्षी (narbhakṣī) (نَربَھکْشِؕی)

References

• “آدم+خور”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.