Internecine in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “internecine” in Hindi is द्विपक्षघातकीय, pronounced Apasi — it is a adjective. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides
Borrowed from Latin internecīnus (“deadly”), from internecium (“a massacre, bloodbath; an eradication”) + -īnus. In Latin, the sememe 'between' was here not expressed by the prefix, it instead either had a somewhat emphatic meaning or meant "down, under", comparable to its use in other Latin terms related to death: see interficiō and intereō. The English current sense is thus a reanalysis of the Latin through English inter-.
Quick facts about “internecine”
Everything we know about this word at a glance.
Related Words
Explore more words like this one.