dakhma

[ dahk-muh ]

noun

1. tower of silence.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dakhma¹

1860–65; < Persian; Middle Persian dakhmak, Avestan daxma- funeral site

Example Sentences

As soon as the ceremony was over, we were led into another building, where a model of the dakhma was to be seen.

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Having deposited it in an iron coffin—the same for everyone—they carry it to the dakhma.

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Great care is taken at the erection of a Dakhma that the rain-water can run off from the bier of the corpse.

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When this point has been reached, the Dakhma should be levelled.

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The kinspeople follow the corpse in silence to within ninety paces of the Dakhma.

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