फाँसीगर
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From फाँसी (phā̃sī) + -गर (-gar)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
फाँसीगर • (phā̃sīgar) m
- strangler
- (figuratively, historical) a thuggee (known thus for their strangling of the victim with handkerchief)
- executioner
References[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “फाँसीगर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press