Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian لاش (lâš).
Noun
लाश • (lāś) f (Urdu spelling لاش)
- dead body, corpse
- (deprecated template usage)
लाश फूलों से ढक गई।- lāś phūlõ se ḍhak gaī.
- The dead body was covered with flowers.
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उसकी लाश क़ब्र में गड़ गई।- uskī lāś qabra mẽ gaṛ gaī.
- His corpse was buried in the grave.
- carcass
- (deprecated template usage)
जानवर की लाश सड़क पर पड़ी थी।- jānvar kī lāś saṛak par paṛī thī.
- The animal's carcass was lying on the road.
Synonyms
- (dead body) शव (śav)
- (carcass) मुरदार (murdār)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “लाश”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
