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 Hindus burn their dead

Synonyms

• (more common) شمشان (śmaśān)

References

• John T. Platts (2012 August 18 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]