مرگھٹ
Urdu
Etymology
Compounded from مرا (marā, “dead”) + گھاٹ (ghāṭ, “area close to a body of water”)
Noun
مرگھٹ • (marghaṭ) m (Hindi spelling मरघट)
- burning-ghat
- cremation ground
- A place where Hindūs burn their dead
Synonyms
- (more common) شمشان (śmaśān)
References
- John T. Platts (accessed 08-18-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (please provide the title of the work)