Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burning-ghat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: burn-ing-ghat
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flat area near the top of a river ghat where Hindus burn their dead; a funeral pyre.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"Now, whether I have done thee a wrong in keeping thee from the burning-ghât, do thou and the crows settle together."

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

burning-ghats (plural)

Questions

What does burning-ghat mean?: A flat area near the top of a river ghat where Hindus burn their dead; a funeral pyre.

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