મસાણ

Gujarati

Etymology

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Sanskrit श्म॒शा॒न (śmaśāná)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masāṇa)

Gujarati મસાણ (masāṇ)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masāṇa), from Sanskrit श्म॒शा॒न (śmaśāná). Doublet of શ્મશાન (śmaśān).

Cognates include Bengali মশান (mośan), Hindi मसान (masān), Kachchi મસાણ (masāṇ), Konkani मसण (masaṇ), Marathi मसण (masaṇ), Nepali मसान (masān), and Odia ମଶାଣ (maśāṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈmə.sɑɳ/
• Rhymes: -ɑɳ
• Hyphenation: મ‧સાણ

Noun

મસાણ • (masāṇ) n

1. crematorium, burning-ghat
2. cemetery, burial ground

   Synonym: કબ્રસ્તાન (kabrastān)

3. (dialectal) hearth

   Synonym: ચૂલો (cūlo)