مرگھٹ

Urdu

Etymology

Compounded from مرا‎ (marā, “dead”) + گھاٹ‎ (ghāṭ, “area close to a body of water”)

Noun

مرگھٹ • (marghaṭ) m (Hindi spelling मरघट)

  1. burning-ghat
  2. cremation ground
  3. A place where Hindūs burn their dead

Synonyms

References
  • John T. Platts (accessed 08-18-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (please provide the title of the work)‎
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