मरघट

Hindi

FWOTD – 1 December 2017

Etymology

Compounded from मर (mar) +‎ घट (ghaṭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məɾ.ɡʱəʈ/

Noun

मरघट • (marghaṭ) m (Urdu spelling مرگھٹ‎)

  1. burning-ghat; a cremation ground
    • 2016, Amitabh Bhattacharya (lyrics), Pritam (music), “Dangal”, in Dangal, performed by Daler Mehndi:
      माँ के पेट से मरघट तक
      है तेरी कहानी पग पग प्यारे
      दंगल दंगल
      दंगल दंगल
      mā̃ ke peṭ se marghaṭ tak
      hai terī kahānī pag pag pyāre
      daṅgal daṅgal
      daṅgal daṅgal
      from the womb to cremation ground
      every step of your story has been
      dangal dangal
      dangal dangal [wrestling ground]
    Synonym: श्मशान (śmaśān)

Declension

Declension of मरघट
Singular Plural
Direct मरघट (marghaṭ) मरघट (marghaṭ)
Oblique मरघट (marghaṭ) मरघटों (maraghṭõ)
Vocative मरघट (marghaṭ) मरघटो (maraghṭo)

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884), “मरघट”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
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