Definition
The act of killing a dog, or sometimes used metaphorically for betraying a loyal companion.
Etymology
From Latin canis (dog) + -cide (killing), following the same pattern as homicide, genocide, and pesticide. The term emphasizes the violence against a specific type of animal.
Kelly Says
The -cide suffix appears in over 150 English words meaning 'killing of,' from bactericide to ecocide, showing how one Latin root can branch into scientific terminology across centuries.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ ዔፍ
insaa geef
ARالعربية
قتل الكلاب
qatl al-kalab
BNবাংলা
কুকুর হত্যা
kukur htya
CACatalà
assassinat de gossos
assassinat de gossos
CSČeština
vražda psa
vrazda psa
DADansk
hundedrab
hundedrab
DEDeutsch
Canicid
ka-ni-sid
ELΕλληνικά
φονιάς σκύλου
fonías skýlou
ESEspañol
canicida
ka-ni-si-da
FAفارسی
کشتن سگ
kash-ten sag
FISuomi
koiran tappaminen
koiran tappaminen
FRFrançais
canicide
ka-ni-sid
GUGU
કુતરાનું હત્યા
kut-ranu hatya
HAHA
kwanin kifi
kwanin kifi
HEעברית
הריגת כלב
hrigat kelev
HIहिन्दी
कुत्ते का वध
kut-te ka vadh
HUMagyar
kutyaölés
kutyaölés
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembunuhan anjing
pembunuhan anjing
ITItaliano
canicidio
ka-ni-ci-dario
KMKM
បាត់សម្លាប់សุน្ឫ
baat samlap sun
MRMR
कुत्र्यांची हत्या
kut-ryachi hatya
MSBahasa Melayu
pembunuhan anjing
pembunuhan anjing
MYမြန်မာ
တိရစ္ဆာန် သတ်
ti-yarsan thaet
NLNederlands
hondenslacht
hondenslacht
NONorsk
hundedrap
hundedrap
PAPA
ਕੁੱਤੇ ਦਾ ਕਤਲ
kut-te da katl
PLPolski
zabicie psa
zabicie psa
PTPortuguês
canicida
ka-ni-si-da
RORomână
uciderea câinelui
uciderea câinelui
RUРусский
убийство собак
ubiystvo sobak
SVSvenska
hundmörd
hundmord
SWKiswahili
kuaji mbwa
kuaji mbwa
TAதமிழ்
நாய membunuh
naay pembunuhan
TEతెలుగు
కేక చంపడం
keka champadam
THไทย
การฆ่าสุนัข
kaan khaa sunakh
TLTL
pagpatay ng aso
pagpatay ng aso
TRTürkçe
köpek öldürme
köpek öldürme
UKУкраїнська
вбив собаки
vbiy sobaki
URاردو
کُتّا کا قتل
kut-ta ka qatl
VITiếng Việt
bắt giết chó
bat giet cho
ZUZU
ukuthwala ibhunu
ukuthwala ibhunu