श्मशान

See also: शमशान

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit श्मशान (śmaśāná).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃmə.ʃɑːn/

Noun

श्मशान • (śmaśān) m (Urdu spelling شمشان‎)

  1. crematorium, burning-ghat
    Synonym: मरघट (marghaṭ)

Declension
Declension of श्मशान
Singular Plural
Direct श्मशान (śmaśān) श्मशान (śmaśān)
Oblique श्मशान (śmaśān) श्मशानों (śmaśānõ)
Vocative श्मशान (śmaśān) श्मशानो (śmaśāno)

Derived terms
  • श्मशानवासी (śmaśānvāsī)

References

Sanskrit

Etymology

Per Monier, from अश्म (aśma, “sky, contraction of अश्मन् (aśman)”) +‎ शयन (śayana, “resting, lying down”)

Noun

श्मशान • (śmaśāná) n

  1. cemetery
  2. a burial or burning ground
  3. an oblation to deceased ancestors

Descendants

References
  • Vaman Shivaram Apte (accessed 08-18-2012), “The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎
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