خودکشی

Persian

Etymology

From خود (xod, “self”) +‎ کش (koš, “kill”) +‎ ـی (i, “-ing”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xʊd̪.kʰʊ.ʃiː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xʊd̪.kʰʊ.ʃiː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xud̪.kʰu.ʃi]

Readings
Classical reading? xwaḏkušī
Dari reading? xudkušī
Iranian reading? xodkoši
Tajik reading? xudkuši

Noun
Dari خودکشی
Iranian Persian
Tajik худкушӣ

خودکشی • (xod-koši)

  1. suicide
  2. attempted suicide

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਖ਼ੁਦਕੁਸ਼ੀ (xudkuśī)
    Shahmukhi script: خودکشی (xudkuśī)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خودکشی (xwadkušī). Equivalent to خود (xod, “self”) +‎ کُشی (kuśī, “killing”), or خودکش (xudkuś) +‎ ـی (-ī).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xʊd̪.kʊ.ʃiː/
  • (common, Feminine) IPA(key): /xʊd̪.kə.ʃiː/
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

خود کُشی • (xudkuśī) f (Hindi spelling ख़ुदकुशी)

  1. suicide
    خودکشی کرنا گناۂ عظیم ہے ― xudkuśī karnā gunāh-e-azīm hai ― To commit suicide is a great sin.

References
  • “خودکشی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “خودکشی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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