रक्तपिपासु

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

रक्त (rakt, blood) + पिपासु (pipāsu, thirsty)

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾəkt̪.pɪ.pɑː.suː/, [ɾɐkt̪.pɪ.päː.suː]

Noun

रक्तपिपासु • (raktpipāsu) m

  1. one with bloodthirst
    • अंदाज़ अनोखे जीव-जंतुओं के, Pitambar Publishing, page 2:
      ...मध्य अमरीका में सचमुच रक्तपिपासुओं का सामना करना पड़ा था । ये रक्त पिपासु थे जानवरों और आदमी के खून पर पलने वाले डेस्मोडोन्टाइडी कुल के चमगादड़!
      ...had to face in reality with the bloodsuckers in Middle America. These bloodsuckers were, feeding on the blood of man and animals, bats of the Desmodontidae family!
  2. one characterized by being sanguinary or murderous

Declension

Adjective

रक्तपिपासु • (raktpipāsu) (indeclinable)

  1. bloodthirsty, sanguinary
  2. murderous, ferocious
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