viktima

Viktima is a word-form that appears in some languages as the direct cognate of the English word "victim." It is derived from the Latin victima, meaning a harmed person or a sacrificial offering, and it shares the same core meaning: someone who suffers harm due to crime, accident, or disaster. However, the predominant native terms for "victim" vary by language and often differ significantly in spelling and pronunciation from viktima.

The form viktima is not a standard everyday term in most languages; it tends to appear as a loanword or transliteration in contexts where Latin or English influence is strong, or where orthographies render the "ct" sequence as "kt." In legal, academic, or international contexts that use a direct translation from English or Latin, viktima may be encountered in glossaries, translations, or multilingual documents.

In addition to its use as a common noun, viktima can also appear as a proper noun in some cases (for example as a surname or a creative work title), though such uses are not tied to a single language or culture.

See also: Victim; Victimology; Etymology.