ਕਤਲਾਮ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਕਤਲੇਆਮ (katleām)

Etymology

From Classical Persian قتل عام (qatl-i 'āmm, “general murder”). Equivalent to ਕਤਲ (katal, “murder”) +‎ ਆਮ (ām, “common, general”). Compare Hindi क़त्लेआम (qatleām).

Noun

ਕਤਲਾਮ • (katalām) m

1. massacre, bloodbath, butchery, carnage, pogrom

Further reading

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