Maut: 1 definition

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Maut means something in Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Ambiguity: Although Maut has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Mauta.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Maut in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) death, demise; mortality; —[ana] the end to come; a mortal calamity to befall; —[ka ghara dekha jana/lena] death to have known the road that leads to one’s threshold; —[ka shikara hona] to fall a prey to death, to die; —[ka samana] face to face with death, being in the grip of a mortal crisis; —[ka sira para khelana] death to hover around the corner, —[ki ghadi] the moment of death, the end; —[ke ghata utarana] to put to death; —[ke mumha mem kudana/jana] to risk one’s life; to be in the cruel clutches of death; —[ke mumha se bacana] a close call; —[sira para khelana/nacana/mamdarana] death to stare in the face..—maut (मौत) is alternatively transliterated as Mauta.

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