خشونت

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُشُونَة (ḵušūna).

Noun

خشونت • (xušunátm

  1. harshness; rudeness

References

  • Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009), “خشونت”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press, page 315

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُشُونَة (ḵušūna).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? xušūnat
Dari reading? xušūnat
Iranian reading? xošunat
Tajik reading? xušunat

Noun

خشونت • (xušūnat / xošunat) (Tajik spelling хушунат)

  1. harshness
  2. violence

Descendants

  • Gujarati: ખુશૂનત (khuśūnat)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: ख़ुशूनत (xuśūnat)
    Urdu: خشونت (xuśūnat)
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਖ਼ੁਸ਼ੂਨਤ (xuśūnat)
    Shahmukhi script: خشونت (xuśūnat)

Further reading