ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰ
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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit बलात्कार (balātkāra, “employment of force; violence”); compare Hindi बलात्कार (balātkār) with similar semantic shift.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /bə.läːt̪.käːɾə̆/
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Noun
ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰ • (balātkār) m (Shahmukhi spelling بلاتکار)
- rape (forced sexual intercourse upon a person against their will)
- ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰ ਇੱਕ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਅਪਰਾਧ ਹੈ।
- balātkār ikka gambhīr aparādh hai.
- Rape is a serious crime
- (with genitive) ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ ― balātkār karnā ― to rape (literally, “to do rape ”)
- Synonym: ਜ਼ਬਰ ਜ਼ਨਾਹ (zabar zanāh)
Declension
| Declension of ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰ | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰ (balātkār) | |
| dir. pl. | ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰ (balātkār) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰ (balātkār) | ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰ (balātkār) |
| oblique | ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰ (balātkār) | ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰਾਂ (balātkārā̃) |
| vocative | ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰਾ (balātkārā) | ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰੋ (balātkāro) |
| ablative | ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰੋਂ (balātkārõ) | — |
| locative | ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰੇ (balātkāre) | ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰੀਂ (balātkārī̃) |
| instrumental | ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰੇ (balātkāre) | ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰੀਂ (balātkārī̃) |
Further reading
- “ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024