लाश

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian لاش (lāš), from Middle Persian lšt (/⁠lašt⁠/, “corpse”). Compare Bengali লাশ (laś), Punjabi ਲਾਸ਼ (lāś).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /lɑːʃ/, [läːʃ]

Noun[edit]

लाश • (lāś) f (Urdu spelling لاش)

  1. dead body, corpse
    लाश फूलों से ढक गई। ― lāś phūlõ se ḍhak gaī. ― The dead body was covered with flowers.
    उसकी लाश क़ब्र में गड़ गई। ― uskī lāś qabra mẽ gaṛ gaī. ― His corpse was buried in the grave.
  2. carcass
    जानवर की लाश सड़क पर पड़ी थी। ― jānvar kī lāś saṛak par paṛī thī. ― The animal's carcass was lying on the road.

Declension[edit]

Declension of लाश (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct लाश
lāś 		लाशें
lāśẽ
oblique लाश
lāś 		लाशों
lāśõ
vocative लाश
lāś 		लाशो
lāśo

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “लाश”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
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