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خودکشی

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Persian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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Dari خودکشی
Iranian Persian
Tajik худкушӣ

خودکشی (xod-koši)

  1. suicide
  2. attempted suicide

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Urdu

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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خود کُشی (xudkuśīf (Hindi spelling ख़ुदकुशी)

  1. suicide
    خودکشی کرنا گناۂ عظیم ہے
    xudkuśī karnā gunāh-e-azīm hai
    To commit suicide is a great sin.
    Synonym: آتْم ہَتّیا (ātm hattyā)
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References

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  • 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.