tower of silence
Syllables: tow·er of sil·ence/ˌtaʊɚ‿əv ˈsaɪl(ə)ns/US/ˌtaʊɚ‿əv ˈsaɪləns/
tower of silence noun: a low, cylindrical, open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate from exposure and consumption by carrion birds such as vultures, the remaining bones being kept in an ossuary.
Noun
tower of silence (plural towers of silence)
- A low, cylindrical, open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate from exposure and consumption by carrion birds such as vultures, the remaining bones being kept in an ossuary.
- Synonyms:
- dakhma, doongerwadi
tower of silence meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Gujarati
tower of silence in Hindi
- low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate
- दखमा dakhmā
tower of silence in Tamil
- low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate
- அமைதியின் கோபுரம் amaitiyiṉ kōpuram
tower of silence in Urdu
- low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate
- دخمہ daxma
tower of silence in Gujarati
- low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate
- દખમું dakhmũ, દોખમું dokhmũ
More languagesFewer languages
- tower of silence in Arabic
- بُرْج الصَّمْت burj aṣ-ṣamt
- tower of silence in Malay
- dakhma, menara bungkam
- tower of silence in Indonesian
- menara kesunyian
- tower of silence in Persian
- دخمه daxme
- tower of silence in Thai
- แดฆแมฮ์
Synonyms of tower of silence
Forms of tower of silence
| plural | towers of silence |
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Origin of tower of silence
Calque of French tour du silence, from the fact that human voices are generally not heard at such places.
Words that rhyme with tower of silence
Questions about tower of silence
- What does tower of silence mean?
- Tower of silence means a low, cylindrical, open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate from exposure and consumption by carrion birds such as vultures, the remaining bones being kept in an ossuary.
- What is tower of silence in Hindi?
- Tower of silence in Hindi is दखमा (dakhmā). See Tower of silence meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tower of silence?
- Tower of silence is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tower of silence?
- Tower of silence is pronounced /ˌtaʊɚ‿əv ˈsaɪl(ə)ns/ (UK).
- What is the plural of tower of silence?
- The plural of tower of silence is towers of silence.
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