Definition
The practice of intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering. Often called 'mercy killing' when referring to terminally ill patients.
Etymology
From Greek 'euthanatos' meaning 'good death', combining 'eu' (good, well) and 'thanatos' (death). First used in English in the 1640s by Francis Bacon, though the concept existed in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy.
Kelly Says
The term literally means 'good death' in Greek, reflecting ancient philosophical debates about dying with dignity. What's fascinating is that the Greeks distinguished between different types of death, and 'euthanatos' represented the ideal - peaceful, painless, and at the right time.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሞት እርዳታ
mot ʾərdätʼa
ARالعربية
إيذانا بالموت
ʾīḏānā bi-l-mawt
BNবাংলা
ইউথানেশিয়া
iuthanēśiẏa
CACatalà
eutanàsia
/ˌew.tɑ.nɑˈsi.ə/
CSČeština
eutanazie
/ɛu.tanaˈzɪɛ/
DADansk
eutanasi
/ɛʊtanaˈsi/
DEDeutsch
Euthanasie
/ɔʏtanaˈziː/
ELΕλληνικά
ευθανασία
efthanasiá
ESEspañol
eutanasia
ewtanaˈsi.a
FAفارسی
مرگ آسان
marg āsān
FISuomi
eutanasia
/ˈeuta.na.si.a/
FRFrançais
euthanasie
/ø.tana.zi/
GUGU
મૃત્યુ સહાય
mṛtyu sahāy
HAHA
taimakon mutuwa
/taɪ.makɔn mu.tu.wa/
HEעברית
המתת חסד
hamitat ḥesed
HIहिन्दी
मृत्यु सहायता
mṛtyu sahāyata
HUMagyar
eutanázia
/ɛu.tanaːzi.a/
IDBahasa Indonesia
eutanasia
/eu.tana.si.a/
IGIG
inyeaka ọnwụ
/iɲɛ.aka ɔ̃.nwɨ/
ITItaliano
eutanasia
/eu.tanaˈzi.a/
KKKK
еутаназия
yevtanaziya
KMKM
ជំនួយទទួលមរណភាព
cŭmnuŏy tɔtɔɔl mɔrɔnaphiəp
MRMR
मृत्यू साहाय्य
mṛtyū sāhāyy
MSBahasa Melayu
eutanasia
/eu.tana.si.a/
MYမြန်မာ
သေချာချာစောင်းထည့်ခြင်း
θè zà zà zounʔ tɪ́n dɛ̀
NLNederlands
euthanasie
/øːtanaːˈzi/
NONorsk
eutanasi
/ɛʉtaˈnaːsi/
PAPA
ਮੌਤ ਦੀ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ
mauth dī sahāitā
PLPolski
eutanazja
/ɛu.tanaˈzja/
PTPortuguês
eutanásia
/ewtɐˈnazi.ɐ/
RORomână
eutanasiere
/e.u.tanaˈsi.e/
RUРусский
эутаназия
yevtanaziya
SVSvenska
eutanasi
/ɛʉtaˈnaːsi/
SWKiswahili
kuwasaidia kufa
/ku.wa.saɪ.dɪ.a kufa/
TAதமிழ்
மரண உதவி
maṟaṇa utavi
TEతెలుగు
మరణ సహాయం
maṟaṇa sahāyaṁ
THไทย
การช่วยให้ความตาย
kān chūay hai khwām tāy
TLTL
eutanasiya
/ˌew.tɑ.nɑˈsɪ.jɑ/
TRTürkçe
ölüm yardımı
/œlym jardɯmɯ/
UKУкраїнська
евтаназія
yevtanaziya
URاردو
موت کی مدد
mout kī madad
VITiếng Việt
chết êm ái
/t͡ɕət ʔɛm ʔaːj/
YOYO
irora iku
/iɾoɾa iku/
ZUZU
ukusaidiza ukufa
/u.ku.saɪ.dɪ.za u.ku.fa/