फाँसीगर
Hindi
editEtymology
editFrom फाँसी (phā̃sī) + -गर (-gar)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editफाँसीगर • (phā̃sīgar) m
- strangler
- (figuratively, historical) a thuggee (known thus for their strangling of the victim with handkerchief)
- executioner
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “फाँसीगर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press