Whodunit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/huːdˈʌnɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/huːdˈʌnɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/huːdˈʌnɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /huːdˈʌnɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mystery story mystery

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Krimi

eine Geschichte über ein Verbrechen (normalerweise Mord), präsentiert als Roman, Theaterstück oder Film

🇫🇷French

roman policier

une histoire sur un crime (généralement un meurtre) présentée sous forme de roman, de pièce de théâtre ou de film

🇪🇸Spanish

novela policíaca

una historia sobre un crimen (generalmente un asesinato) presentada como una novela, una obra de teatro o una película

🇮🇹Italian

giallo

una storia su un crimine (di solito un omicidio) presentata come un romanzo, un'opera teatrale o un film

🇳🇱Dutch

wiedunit

een verhaal over een misdaad (meestal moord), gepresenteerd als een roman, toneelstuk of film

🇵🇹Portuguese

policial

uma história sobre um crime (geralmente assassinato) apresentada como um romance, peça de teatro ou filme

🇷🇺Russian

детективный отдел

рассказ о преступлении (обычно убийстве), представленный в виде романа, пьесы или фильма

India

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹூட்யூனிட்

ஒரு குற்றத்தைப் பற்றிய கதை (பொதுவாக கொலை) ஒரு நாவல் அல்லது நாடகம் அல்லது திரைப்படமாக வழங்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

వూడునిట్

ఒక నేరానికి సంబంధించిన కథ (సాధారణంగా హత్య) నవల లేదా నాటకం లేదా చలనచిత్రంగా ప్రదర్శించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೂಡುನಿಟ್

ಅಪರಾಧದ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಕೊಲೆ) ಕುರಿತಾದ ಕಥೆಯನ್ನು ಕಾದಂಬರಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಾಟಕ ಅಥವಾ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತಪಡಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വുഡ്യുനിറ്റ്

ഒരു കുറ്റകൃത്യത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള ഒരു കഥ (സാധാരണയായി കൊലപാതകം) ഒരു നോവലോ നാടകമോ സിനിമയോ ആയി അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

侦探小说

以小说、戏剧或电影形式呈现的有关犯罪（通常是谋杀）的故事

🇯🇵Japanese

捜査官

小説、演劇、または映画として提示された犯罪（通常は殺人）についての物語

🇰🇷Korean

추리 극

소설, 연극, 영화로 표현된 범죄(주로 살인)에 관한 이야기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đơn vị

một câu chuyện về một tội ác (thường là tội giết người) được trình bày dưới dạng tiểu thuyết, vở kịch hoặc phim

🇹🇭Thai

หน่วยสืบสวน

เรื่องราวเกี่ยวกับอาชญากรรม (โดยปกติจะเป็นคดีฆาตกรรม) ที่นำเสนอเป็นนวนิยาย ละคร หรือภาพยนตร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

cerita detektif

sebuah cerita tentang kejahatan (biasanya pembunuhan) yang disajikan sebagai novel, drama, atau film

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الجريمة

قصة عن جريمة (عادةً جريمة قتل) تُقدم على شكل رواية أو مسرحية أو فيلم

🇹🇷Turkish

polisiye

roman, oyun veya film olarak sunulan bir suçla (genellikle cinayet) ilgili bir hikaye

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The primary meaning of 'whodunit' is 'a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie'.

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Using 'whodunit' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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