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Murder in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Murdernoun
हत्या
🗣️ hatya karana [/ɦət̪.jɑː/, [ɦɐt̪.jäː], /ˈmɜːdə(ɹ)/, /ˈmɝ.dɚ/]
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📖 Meaning of “murder”

The meaning of “murder” in Hindi is हत्या, pronounced hatya karana — it is a noun. 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.

📘 Definition of murder

unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

🟢 Similar words for murder
slaying execution mangle mutilate slay hit dispatch bump off off polish off remove
✍️ Murder in a sentence
The police are treating his death as a case of murder.
हत्या का घटना-स्थल बहुत अराजक था।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰʰan-
Sanskrit हन् (han)
Sanskrit -त्या (-tyā)
Sanskrit हत्या (hatyā)lbor.
Hindi हत्या
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हत्या (hatyā). Related to हत (hat, “slain”), हनन (hanan, “killing”), हयना (haynā, “to slay”).

Quick facts about “murder”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Murder
Meaning in Hindi
हत्या
Pronunciation
hatya karana
Part of speech
Noun
Similar words
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Word Origin (Etymology)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰʰan-
Sanskrit हन् (han)
Sanskrit -त्या (-tyā)
Sanskrit हत्या (hatyā)lbor.
Hindi हत्या
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हत्या (hatyā). Related to हत (hat, “slain”), हनन (hanan, “killing”), हयना (haynā, “to slay”).

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "murder" is हत्या (hatya karana).
In Devanagari script it is written as हत्या.
It is pronounced "hatya karana". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.