Bloodguilty

/ˈblʌdɡɪlti/ adjective

Definition

Responsible for or guilty of causing someone's death or shedding blood; bearing moral liability for violence.

Etymology

Compound adjective of 'blood' (Old English blōd) + 'guilty' (from Old English gylt); formally denotes the state of having incurred blood liability.

Kelly Says

The phrase 'bloodguilty' implies that guilt isn't just a feeling—it's a state of being, almost like a contagion transmitted through violence, which is why so many cultures developed purification rituals to try to remove bloodguilt from people and places.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ደም አስፈልጋ
dem a-se-fel-ga
ARالعربية
ذنب الدم
dhanb ad-dam
BNবাংলা
রক্তের দোষী
rak-ter do-sho-ee
CACatalà
culpable de sang
koo-l-pa-ble de sang
CSČeština
vinný z krve
vin-ny z krve
DADansk
skyldig for blod
skyld-ig for blod
DEDeutsch
von Blut schuldig
fon bloot shul-dig
ELΕλληνικά
αμαρτωλός από αίμα
a-mar-to-los a-po a-ee-ma
ESEspañol
culpable de sangre
koo-l-pa-ble de san-gre
FAفارسی
گناهکار از خون
g-na-he-ka-r az khoon
FISuomi
verta syyllinen
ver-ta syy-lli-nen
FRFrançais
coupable de sang
koo-pa-ble də saŋ
GUGU
રક્તથી 罪
rak-thi sui
HAHA
baƙin jini
ba-kin ji-ni
HEעברית
חוטא בדם
chot-a be-dam
HIहिन्दी
रक्त से दोषी
rakt se do-shi
HUMagyar
vérbűnös
ver-bűn-ös
IDBahasa Indonesia
bersalah karena darah
ber-sa-lah ka-re-na da-rah
IGIG
onye na-anọghị anya
o-nye na-a-no-gh-i a-nya
ITItaliano
colpevole di sangue
kol-pe-vo-le di san-gwe
JA日本語
血の罪を負う
けつ の つみ を お-う
KKKK
көк қаннан жауапкер
kök kan-nan ja-u-ap-ker
KMKM
បានប្រព្រឹត្តដោយឈាម
ba-an ba-pro-p-ret-t da-oy chea-m
KO한국어
피의 죄를 지닌
pi-ui joe-reul ji-nin
MRMR
रक्तातून अपराधी
rak-ta-tun a-para-dhi
MSBahasa Melayu
bersalah atas darah
ber-sa-lah a-tas da-rah
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေးမှ လွတ်
shwe-ma h la-ut
NLNederlands
bevlekt door bloed
be-vlekkt door bloe-d
NONorsk
skyldig for blod
skyld-ig for blod
PAPA
ਖ਼ੂਨ ਤੋਂ ਗੁਨਾਹਗਾਰ
kh-oon ton gu-na-h-ga-ar
PLPolski
winny krwi
win-ny krew-i
PTPortuguês
culpado de sangue
koo-l-pa-do de san-gwe
RORomână
vinovat de sânge
vi-no-vat de sâng-e
RUРусский
виновный в кровожадности
vinov-nyy v kroo-zha-dst-no-sti
SVSvenska
skyldig för blod
skyld-ig för blod
SWKiswahili
mwenye dhambi ya damu
mwen-ye dha-mbi ya da-mu
TAதமிழ்
இரத்தத்திற்கு குற்றவாளி
i-ra-tha-tti-r-kku k-u-r-r-va-ali
TEతెలుగు
రక్తం వల్ల దోషి
rak-tam va-lla do-shi
THไทย
มีบาปจากเลือด
mi-ba-ap ja-k-leueat
TLTL
may sala sa dugo
may sa-la sa du-go
TRTürkçe
kanlı suçlu
kan-lı su-clu
UKУкраїнська
винний від крові
vin-nyy vid kro-vi
URاردو
خون کا گناہ
khoon ka g-na-ah
VITiếng Việt
có tội lỗi máu
co toi loi mau
YOYO
òtò ńlá
ò-tó ń-lá
ZH中文
有血债
yǒu xuè zhài
ZUZU
uhluthiwe ngomso
u-hluthi-we ngom-so

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