آدم خور

آدم خور

Urdu

Etymology

آدم‎ (ādam, “man”) +‎ خور‎ (xōr, “eater”). Compare Persian آدمخوار‎ (âdamxvâr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑː.d̪əm‿xoːɾ/
• Rhymes: -oːɾ

Noun

آدَمْ خور • (ādam xōr) m (Hindi spelling आदमख़ोर)

1. cannibal, maneater

See also

• Hindi equivalent: नरभक्षी (narbhakṣī) (نَربَھکْشِؕی‎)

References

• “آدم+خور”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.