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Punjabi
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
- massacre, bloodbath, butchery, carnage, pogrom
- Synonym: ਘੱਲੂਘਾਰਾ (ghallūghārā)
Further reading
- “ਕਤਲਾਮ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025