મસાણ

Gujarati

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    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).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    મસાણ • (masāṇ) n

    1. crematorium, burning-ghat
    2. cemetery, burial ground
      Synonym: કબરસ્તાન (kabrastān)
    3. (dialectal) hearth
      Synonym: ચૂલો (cūlo)
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