ਕਤਲਾਮ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਕਤਲੇਆਮ (katleām)

Etymology

From Classical Persian قتل عام (qatl-i 'āmm, “general murder”). Equivalent to ਕਤਲ (katal, “murder”) +‎ ਆਮ (ām, “common, general”). Compare Hindi क़त्लेआम (qatleām).

Noun

ਕਤਲਾਮ • (katalām) m

  1. massacre, bloodbath, butchery, carnage, pogrom
    Synonym: ਘੱਲੂਘਾਰਾ (ghallūghārā)

Further reading

  • “ਕਤਲਾਮ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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