Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Urdu term or phrase:
khoon kee holi khailna
English translation:
To shed a stream of blood
Added to glossary by
Tahir
Dec 28, 2003 02:00
20 yrs ago
Urdu term
khoon kee holi khailna
Non-PRO
Urdu to English
Art/Literary
unhoon nay khoon kee aisee holi khailee kah aqaal dahng rah gai
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | To shed a stream of blood |
Rajan Chopra
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| 5 | to shed blood |
Harinder Dhillon
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| 5 | Brutal Killing |
Zarin Khan
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Proposed translations
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Rajan Chopra
India
India
India
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Native in: Hindi 
Works in: English to Hindi, Hindi to English
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To shed a stream of blood
This is the nearest equivalent which I can suggest in the above context.
Otherwise, Khoon kee holi would be a carnival of bloodshed in the sense of a noun.
Hope this helps.
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Note added at 2003-12-28 11:40:47 (GMT)
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I am giving some more words in this context, which you perhaps might find useful:
bloodbath, bloodletting, battue
carnage, mass murder, massacre, slaughter, butchery
Otherwise, Khoon kee holi would be a carnival of bloodshed in the sense of a noun.
Hope this helps.
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Note added at 2003-12-28 11:40:47 (GMT)
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I am giving some more words in this context, which you perhaps might find useful:
bloodbath, bloodletting, battue
carnage, mass murder, massacre, slaughter, butchery
Peer comment(s):
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Rafaqat Dogar
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Shukria :o)
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Aisha Rishi
: I think blood bath is best suited here
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thanks for your suggestion :o)
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hira
: Very good.carnival of blood is not bad either
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thanks for your views :o)
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Asghar Bhatti
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Shukria :o)
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Harinder Dhillon
Top Secret Clearance
Native in: Hindi (Variant: Indian) 
, Punjabi (Variant: Gurumukhi)
Works in: English to Hindi, Hindi to English, English to Urdu, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
to shed blood
literal meaning
1 day 3 hrs
Zarin Khan
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Urdu
United Kingdom
Certified ENG-URDU Translator
Native in: Urdu (Variant: Pakistan) , Punjabi (Variant: Western Punjabi (Pakistan))
Works in: English to Urdu, Urdu to English, English to Punjabi, and 1 more.
Brutal Killing
We can say "...... made their mind stunned/shocked at such a brutal killing of innocent......"
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