फाँसी

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Hindi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Feminine of फाँस (phā̃s), from Sauraseni Prakrit.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pʰɑ̃ː.siː/, [pʰä̃ː.siː]

Noun[edit]

फाँसी (phā̃sif (Urdu spelling پھانسی)

  1. hanging, death by hanging
    फाँसी लगानाphā̃sī lagānāto hang oneself
    अपराधी की फाँसी आजकल के ज़माने में नहीं होनी चाहिए।
    aprādhī kī phā̃sī ājkal ke zamāne mẽ nahī̃ honī cāhie.
    The hanging of criminals should not be done in modern times.
  2. a noose

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