ਕਤਲਾਮ

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Punjabi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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ਕਤਲਾਮ • (katalām) m

  1. massacre, bloodbath, butchery, carnage, pogrom

Further reading

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