Definition
to kill by squeezing the throat, or to suppress or restrict something from developing.
Etymology
From Old English 'strangulian,' derived from Latin 'strangulare.' The Latin root may come from Greek 'strangx' meaning 'to twist tight.' First appears in English around the 1300s.
Kelly Says
The word traveled from Greek to Latin to English, carrying the image of 'twisting tight' through 2,000 years of language evolution. It's now used metaphorically—like 'strangled creativity'—showing how violent words become gentler.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُختنق
mu-kht-naq
BNবাংলা
কপালে দমন
ka-pa-le dam-on
CACatalà
estrangulada
es-tran-goo-la-da
CSČeština
udusen
u-doo-sen
DADansk
strangled
strangled
DEDeutsch
ertränkt
er-traenkht
ELΕλληνικά
σφίγκα
s-fi-ka
ESEspañol
asfixiado
as-fi-k-ya-doh
FAفارسی
فشرده
fesh-dar-deh
FRFrançais
étranglé
e-trahn-gle
HIहिन्दी
कपड़े से दबा दिया गया
kap-de se da-ba di-ya gaya
HUMagyar
megfojtva
meg-fojt-va
IDBahasa Indonesia
tercekik
ter-cek-ik
ITItaliano
soffocamento
so-ffo-kah-men-toh
JA日本語
絞殺された
kyo-sat-sa-re-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
tercekik
ter-cek-ik
NLNederlands
gestoord
ge-stoord
NONorsk
strangled
strangled
PLPolski
uderżony
u-der-zh-oh-nee
PTPortuguês
sufocado
su-fo-kah-doh
RORomână
strânsurat
strâns-u-rat
RUРусский
удушен
u-doo-shen
SVSvenska
strängt
sträng-t
SWKiswahili
kufungwa
koo-fun-gwa
TAதமிழ்
அழுத்து
a-zhu-thu
TEతెలుగు
నొక్కడం
nokk-dam
TRTürkçe
boğulmuş
bo-goo-moo-sh
UKУкраїнська
задушений
za-doo-she-nya
VITiếng Việt
bị nghẹt thở
bi nghet tho