श्मशान

See also: शमशान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्मशान (śmaśāná).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃmə.ʃɑːn/, [ʃmə.ʃä̃ːn̪]

Noun

श्मशान • (śmaśān) m (Urdu spelling شمشان‎)

crematorium, burning-ghat
Synonym: मरघट (marghaṭ)

Declension

Declension of श्मशान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	श्मशान śmaśān	श्मशान śmaśān
oblique	श्मशान śmaśān	श्मशानों śmaśānõ
vocative	श्मशान śmaśān	श्मशानो śmaśāno

Derived terms

श्मशानवासी (śmaśānvāsī)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “श्मशान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

ᬰ᭄ᬫᬰᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
শ্মশান (Assamese script)
শ্মশান (Bengali script)
𑰫𑰿𑰦𑰫𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀰𑁆𑀫𑀰𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌶𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
શ્મશાન (Gujarati script)
ਸ਼ੑਮਸ਼ਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
ꦯ꧀ꦩꦯꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
ឝ្មឝាន (Khmer script)
ಶ್ಮಶಾನ (Kannada script)
ຨ຺ມຨານ (Lao script)
ശ്മശാന (Malayalam script)
𑘫𑘿𑘦𑘫𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
ᠱᠮᠠᠱᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
ᡧᠮᠠᡧᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
ၐ္မၐာန (Burmese script)
𑧋𑧠𑧆𑧋𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
𑐱𑑂𑐩𑐱𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
ଶ୍ମଶାନ (Oriya script)
ꢯ꣄ꢪꢯꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
𑆯𑇀𑆩𑆯𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
𑖫𑖿𑖦𑖫𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
ශ්මශාන (Sinhalese script)
శ్మశాన (Telugu script)
ศฺมศาน (Thai script)
ཤྨ་ཤཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
𑒬𑓂𑒧𑒬𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Possibly from अश्म (aśma, “stone”, contraction of अश्मन् (aśman)) +‎ शयन (śayana, “resting, lying down”).

Noun

श्मशान • (śmaśāná) n

cemetery
a burial or burning ground
an oblation to deceased ancestors

Descendants

Sindhi: مساڻُ‎ / मसाणु
Hindi: शमशान (śamśān)
Bengali: শ্মশান (śmośan)
Telugu: శ్మశానము (śmaśānamu)
Konkani: मसण (masaṇ)
Old Marathi: 𑘦𑘭𑘜 (masaṇa), 𑘦𑘭𑘡 (masana)
Pali: susāna
- → Burmese: သုသာန် (su.san)
  - → Shan: သုၵ်ႈသၢၼ်ႇ (sūk sàan)
- → Mon: သုသာန်
- → Khmer: សុសាន (sosaan)
- → Thai: สุสาน (sù-sǎan)
- → Lao: ສຸສານ (su sān)
Urdu: شمشان‎

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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