हिंसा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हिंसा (hiṃsā).

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

Noun

हिंसा • (hinsā) f (Urdu spelling ہنسا)

  1. violence, harm
    Antonym: अहिंसा (ahinsā)
  2. malice, ill-will

Declension
Declension of हिंसा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct हिंसा
hinsā		 हिंसाएँ
hinsāẽ
oblique हिंसा
hinsā		 हिंसाओं
hinsāõ
vocative हिंसा
hinsā		 हिंसाओ
hinsāo

References

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • হিংসা (Assamese script)
  • ᬳᬶᬂᬲᬵ (Balinese script)
  • হিংসা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰮𑰰𑰽𑰭𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀲𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • ဟိံသာ (Burmese script)
  • હિંસા (Gujarati script)
  • ਹਿਂਸਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌹𑌿𑌂𑌸𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • ꦲꦶꦁꦱꦴ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂯𑂱𑂁𑂮𑂰 (Kaithi script)
  • ಹಿಂಸಾ (Kannada script)
  • ហិំសា (Khmer script)
  • ຫິໍສາ (Lao script)
  • ഹിംസാ (Malayalam script)
  • ᢀ᠋ᡥᡳᠰ᠌ᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘮𑘱𑘽𑘭𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᢀ᠋ᠾᠢᠰᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧎𑧒𑧞𑧍𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐴𑐶𑑄𑐳𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ହିଂସା (Odia script)
  • ꢲꢶꢀꢱꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆲𑆴𑆁𑆱𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖮𑖰𑖽𑖭𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • හිංසා (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑪂𑩑𑪖𑪁𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚩𑚮𑚫𑚨𑚭 (Takri script)
  • ஹிஂஸா (Tamil script)
  • హింసా (Telugu script)
  • หิํสา (Thai script)
  • ཧིཾ་སཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒯𑒱𑓀𑒮𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨱𑨁𑨸𑨰𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From हिंस् (hiṃs), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys- (“fright”), an extension of *ǵʰey- (“wound, thrust”). See हेषस् (heṣas) for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

हिंसा • (hiṃsā) stem, f

  1. injury, mischief, wrong, harm, hurt (said to be of three kinds: personal, verbal and mental)
  2. killing, slaying, destruction, violence
  3. robbery, plunder

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Tamil: இம்சை (imcai)
  • → Kannada: ಹಿಂಸೆ (hiṃse)
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