लाश

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian لاش‎ (lâš).

Noun

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.

Synonyms
  • (dead body) शव (śav)
  • (carcass) मुरदार (murdār)

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