श्मशान

See also: शमशान

Hindi

Alternative forms

शमशान (śamśān)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्मशान (śmaśāná).

Pronunciation

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

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

শ্মশান (Assamese script)
ᬰ᭄ᬫᬰᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
শ্মশান (Bengali script)
𑰫𑰿𑰦𑰫𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀰𑁆𑀫𑀰𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
ၐ္မၐာန (Burmese script)
શ્મશાન (Gujarati script)
ਸ਼੍ਮਸ਼ਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌶𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
ꦯ꧀ꦩꦯꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
𑂬𑂹𑂧𑂬𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
ಶ್ಮಶಾನ (Kannada script)
ឝ្មឝាន (Khmer script)
ຨ຺ມຨານ (Lao script)
ശ്മശാന (Malayalam script)
ᡧᠮᠠᡧᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘫𑘿𑘦𑘫𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
ᠱᠮᠠᠱᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧋𑧠𑧆𑧋𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
𑐱𑑂𑐩𑐱𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
ଶ୍ମଶାନ (Odia script)
ꢯ꣄ꢪꢯꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
𑆯𑇀𑆩𑆯𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
𑖫𑖿𑖦𑖫𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
ශ‍්මශාන (Sinhalese script)
𑩿 𑪙𑩴𑩿𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
𑚧𑚶𑚢𑚧𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
ஶ்மஶாந (Tamil script)
శ్మశాన (Telugu script)
ศฺมศาน (Thai script)
ཤྨ་ཤཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
𑒬𑓂𑒧𑒬𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
𑨮𑩇𑨢𑨮𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕmɐ.ɕɑː.nɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ɕmɐˈɕɑː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

श्मशान • (śmaśāná) stem, n

cemetery
a burial or burning ground
an oblation to deceased ancestors

Descendants

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

References

Apte, Macdonell (2022) “श्मशान”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]

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