કસાઈ

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قصاب (qassāḇ), from Arabic قَصَّاب (qaṣṣāb). Doublet of કસ્સાબ (kassāb)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkə.sɑi/
• Rhymes: -ɑi

Noun

કસાઈ • (kasāī) m

1. butcher

   Synonyms: ખાટકી (khāṭkī), હલાલખોર (halālkhor)

2. (figurative) a merciless person; brute; beast; murderer

Derived terms

• કસાઈખાનું (kasāīkhānũ, “butchery”)