ਕਤਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قتل (qatl), from Arabic قَتْل (qatl). Compare Hindi क़त्ल (qatl).

Noun

ਕਤਲ • (katal) m (Shahmukhi spelling قتل)

1. murder, assassination, manslaughter

Derived terms

• ਕਤਲਗਾਹ f (katalgāh, “slaughterhouse”)
• ਕਤਲਾਮ m (katalām, “massacre”)

Further reading

• “ਕਤਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024