हिंसा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit हिंसा (hiṃsā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦɪn.sɑː/, [ɦɪ̃n.säː]
Noun
हिंसा • (hinsā) f (Urdu spelling ہنسا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | हिंसा hinsā |
हिंसाएँ hinsāẽ |
| oblique | हिंसा hinsā |
हिंसाओं hinsāõ |
| vocative | हिंसा hinsā |
हिंसाओ hinsāo |
References
- Platts, John T. (1884), “हिंसा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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)
- ᢀ᠋ᠾᠢᠰᠠ᠋ᠠ (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
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɦĩ.sɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɦĩ.s̪ɑː/
Noun
हिंसा • (hiṃsā) stem, f
- injury, mischief, wrong, harm, hurt (said to be of three kinds: personal, verbal and mental)
- killing, slaying, destruction, violence
- robbery, plunder
Derived terms
- अहिंसा (ahiṃsā, “non-violence”)
- विहिंसा (vihiṃsā, “injuring, harming”)