Etymology
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Borrowed from Classical Persian لاش (lāš), from Middle Persian lšt (/lašt/, “corpse”). Compare Bengali লাশ (laś), Punjabi ਲਾਸ਼ (lāś).
Pronunciation
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- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /lɑːʃ/, [läːʃ]
लाश • (lāś) f (Urdu spelling لاش)
- dead body, corpse
- लाश फूलों से ढक गई। ― lāś phūlõ se ḍhak gaī. ― The dead body was covered with flowers.
- उसकी लाश क़ब्र में गड़ गई। ― uskī lāś qabra mẽ gaṛ gaī. ― His corpse was buried in the grave.
- carcass
- जानवर की लाश सड़क पर पड़ी थी। ― jānvar kī lāś saṛak par paṛī thī. ― The animal's carcass was lying on the road.
Declension
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Declension of लाश (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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लाश
lāś
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लाशें
lāśẽ
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| oblique
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लाश
lāś
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लाशों
lāśõ
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| vocative
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लाश
lāś
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लाशो
lāśo
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Synonyms
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- (dead body) शव (śav)
- (carcass) मुरदार (murdār)
References
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- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “लाश”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
