ਕਤਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قتل (qatl), from Arabic قَتْل (qatl). Compare Hindi क़त्ल (qatl).

Noun

ਕਤਲ • (katal) m (Shahmukhi spelling قتل)

  1. murder, assassination, manslaughter
    Synonyms: ਹੱਤਿਆ (hattiā), ਖ਼ੂਨ (xūn)

Derived terms

  • ਕਤਲਗਾਹ f (katalgāh, “slaughterhouse”)
  • ਕਤਲਾਮ m (katalām, “massacre”)

Further reading

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