Death
The permanent cessation of all biological functions—the universal human experience that has shaped religion, philosophy, art, and culture across all civilizations.
/dɛθ/ 🇬🇧 UK/dɛθ/Definition
The permanent cessation of all biological functions—the universal human experience that has shaped religion, philosophy, art, and culture across all civilizations.
Detailed
The permanent cessation of all biological functions—the universal human experience that has shaped religion, philosophy, art, and culture across all civilizations. From OE ‘dēaþ’. PIE *dʰew- (to die). Sanskrit ‘mṛtyu’. Arabic ‘mawt’. The only certainty of human existence.
Etymology
From OE ‘dēaþ’. PIE *dʰew- (to die). Sanskrit ‘mṛtyu’. Arabic ‘mawt’. The only certainty of human existence.
Explanations
Conceptual Breakdown
The permanent cessation of all biological functions—the universal human experience that has shaped religion, philosophy, art, and culture across all civilizations.
Translations & Equivalents
| Language | Script | Transliteration | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telugu | మరణం | మరణం | |
| Tamil | மரணம் | மரணம் | |
| Kannada | ಮರಣ | ಮರಣ | |
| Malayalam | മരണം | മരണം | |
| Hindi | मृत्यु | मृत्यु | |
| Sanskrit | मृत्युः | मृत्युः | |
| Gujarati | મૃત્યુ | મૃત્યુ | |
| Bengali | মৃত্যু | মৃত্যু | |
| Marathi | मृत्यू | मृत्यू | |
| Urdu | موت | موت | |
| Arabic | موت | موت | |
| French | mort | mort | |
| German | Tod | Tod | |
| Spanish | muerte | muerte | |
| Portuguese | morte | morte | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 死亡 | 死亡 | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 死亡 | 死亡 | |
| Japanese | 死 | 死 | |
| Polish | śmierć | śmierć | |
| Russian | смерть | смерть | |
| Malay | kematian | kematian | |
| Indonesian | kematian | kematian | |
| Filipino | kamatayan | kamatayan | |
| Italian | morte | morte | |
| Danish | død | død | |
| English | death | death | /dɛθ/ |
Videos
More video explanations by language
- La Mort: Compréhension Universelle
- 死亡: 普遍理解
- Morte: Compreensão Universal
- الموت: الفهم العالمي
- मृत्यु: सार्वभौमिक समझ
- 死：普遍的な理解
- Tod – Einführung: Universelle menschliche Erfahrung
- Смерть – Введение: Универсальный человеческий опыт
- Morte – Introduzione: Esperienza Umana Universale
- Śmierć – Wprowadzenie: Universalne Ludzkie Doświadczenie
- Død – Introduktion: Universel Menneskelig Oplevelse
- মৃত্যু – প্রবেশ: সার্বজনীন মানবিক অভিজ্ঞতা
- Kematian – Pengantar: Pengalaman Universal Manusia
- Kematian – Pengenalan: Pengalaman Universal Manusia
- Kamatayan – Panimula: Universal na Karanasang Tao
- مرگ – مقدمه: تجربه جهانی انسانی
- Θάνατος – Εισαγωγή: Παγκόσμια Ανθρώπινη Εμπειρία
- மரணம் – அறிமுகம்: உலகளாவிய மனித அனுபவம்
- موت – تعارف: عالمگیر انسانی تجربہ
- מוות – מבוא: חוויה אנושית אוניברסלית
- మరణం – పరిచయం: సార్వత్రిక మానవ అనుభవం
- મૃત્યુ – પ્રવેશ: સાર્વત્રિક માનવ અનુભવ
- ಮರಣ – ಪರಿಚಯ: ಸಾರ್ವತ್ರಿಕ ಮಾನವ ಅನುಭವ
- മരണം – ആമുഖം: സർവ്വ മനുഷ്യ അനുഭവം
- Death Simple – Chinese (Traditional) Explanation
- Death Simple – Swedish Explanation
- Death Simple – Javanese Explanation
- Death Simple – Korean (cultural loan) Explanation
- Death Simple – Latin Explanation
- Death Simple – Marathi Explanation
- Death Simple – Sanskrit Explanation
- Death Simple – Tongan Explanation
- Death Simple – Welsh Explanation
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- Death Simple – Xhosa Explanation
- Death Simple – Zulu/Xhosa Explanation