Murder in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
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.
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
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”).
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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”).
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