हिंसा

See also: हँसी, हस्, हस, हँस, हंस, and हाँसो

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हिंसा (hiṃsā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦɪn.sɑː/, [ɦɪ̃n.säː]

Noun

हिंसा • (hinsā) f (Urdu spelling ہنسا)

1. violence, harm

   Antonym: अहिंसा (ahinsā)

2. malice, ill-will

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “हिंसा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Sanskrit

Etymology

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Noun

हिंसा • (hiṃsā) stem, f

1. injury, mischief, wrong, harm, hurt (said to be of three kinds: कायिक (kāyika) “personal”, वाचिक (vācika) “verbal”, and मानसिक (mānasika) “mental”)
2. killing, slaying, destruction
3. robbery, plunder

Derived terms

• अहिंसा (ahiṃsā, “non-violence”)