Definition
Acts of intentionally ending one's own life, or plural of suicide.
Etymology
From Latin 'sui' (of oneself) and 'caedere' (to kill), literally meaning 'self-killing.' The term emerged in French in the 1600s and entered English as a noun.
Kelly Says
The word 'suicide' itself is relatively new—before the 1600s, people used different terms because it was considered such a taboo subject; language itself changes based on what society is willing to discuss openly.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ህይወት አጥር
hee-yo-wet a-tar
ARالعربية
انتحار
in-ti-hahr
BNবাংলা
আত্মহত্যা
a-tma-hat-ya
CACatalà
suïcidis
swee-thee-dees
CSČeština
samovraždy
sa-mo-vra-dzy
DADansk
selvmord
selv-mord
DEDeutsch
Suizide
zoy-zee-deh
ELΕλληνικά
αυτοκτονίες
av-to-k-to-nee-es
ESEspañol
suicidios
swee-thee-thee-ohs
FAفارسی
خودکشی
kho-d-kash-ee
FISuomi
itsemurhat
itse-mur-hat
FRFrançais
suicides
swee-sid
GUGU
આત્મહત્યા
aatma-hatya
HEעברית
התאבדות
hit-a-vod-ut
HIहिन्दी
आत्महत्या
aatma-hatya
HUMagyar
önmagát öl
on-ma-gat oel
IDBahasa Indonesia
bunuh diri
boo-nooh dee-ree
IGIG
iwu ụbọ
ee-woo oo-bo
ITItaliano
suicidi
swee-thee-dee
KKKK
өздік аяу
oz-dik a-yaw
KMKM
សម្លាប់ខ្លួន
som-la-ap kh-lou-on
MRMR
आत्महत्या
aatma-hatya
MSBahasa Melayu
bunuh diri
boo-noh dee-ree
MYမြန်မာ
ကိုယ်ပိုင် သေ
koh-yai-pyin the
NLNederlands
zelfmoorden
zelf-mo-ren
NONorsk
selvmord
selv-mord
PAPA
ਆਤਮહत्या
aatma-hatya
PLPolski
samobójstwa
samo-bo-y-st-vah
PTPortuguês
suicídios
swee-thee-dee-ohs
RORomână
suicid
swee-seed
RUРусский
самоубийства
samo-oo-bee-y-st-vah
SVSvenska
självmord
shal-v-mord
SWKiswahili
kujifungua
koo-jee-foon-gwa
TEతెలుగు
ఆత్మహత్య
aatma-hatya
THไทย
ฆ่าตัวตาย
kha-tao-tai-yah
TLTL
pamamamatay
pa-ma-ma-ta-y
TRTürkçe
intiharlar
in-tee-har-lar
UKУкраїнська
самогубство
samo-hub-st-vo
URاردو
خودکشی
kho-d-kash-ee
VITiếng Việt
tự sát
tự-sát
YOYO
ìjọ̀-ọ̀pọ̀
ee-joh-oh-poh
ZUZU
ukushela
oo-koo-she-la