हिंसा

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See also: हँसी, हस्, हस, हँस, हंस, and हाँसो

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हिंसा (hiṃsā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦɪn.sɑː/,

Noun

हिंसा • (hinsā) f (Urdu spelling ہنسا)

  1. violence, harm
    Antonym: अहिंसा (ahinsā)
  2. malice, ill-will

Declension

Declension of हिंसा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct हिंसा
hinsā 		हिंसाएँ
hinsāẽ
oblique हिंसा
hinsā 		हिंसाओं
hinsāõ
vocative हिंसा
hinsā 		हिंसाओ
hinsāo

References

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From हिंस् (hiṃs), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys- (“fright”), an extension of *ǵʰey- (“wound, thrust”). See हेषस् (heṣas) for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

हिंसा • (hiṃsā) stem, f

  1. injury, mischief, wrong, harm, hurt (said to be of three kinds: personal, verbal and mental)
  2. killing, slaying, destruction, violence
  3. robbery, plunder

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