हिंसा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हिंसा (hiṃsā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

हिंसा • (hinsāf (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

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) stemf

  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

  • अहिंसा (ahiṃsā, non-violence)
  • विहिंसा (vihiṃsā, injuring, harming)

Descendants

  • Sinhalese: හිංසාව (hiṁsāwa)
  • Tamil: இம்சை (imcai)
  • Kannada: ಹಿಂಸೆ (hiṃse)