फाँसीगर

Hindi

Etymology

From फाँसी (phā̃sī) +‎ -गर (-gar)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pʰɑ̃ː.siː.ɡəɾ/, [pʰä̃ː.siː.ɡɐɾ]

Noun

फाँसीगर • (phā̃sīgar) m

1. strangler
2. (figuratively, historical) a thuggee (known thus for their strangling of the victim with handkerchief)
3. executioner

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “फाँसीगर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press