dakhman.

/ˈdɑːkmə/

Forms: Also dokhma.

Etymology: Persian.

A tower of silence (see silence n. and int. Phrases 9).

ΚΠ

1865 Chambers's Encycl. VII. 300 Their dead are not buried, but exposed on an iron grating in the Dokhma, or tower of Silence, to the fowls of the air.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 4 Aug. 10/1 Neither God is pleased nor the dead are benefited by a showy expenditure on a Dokhma.

1912 H. G. Rawlinson Bactria iii. 40 Alexander promptly ordered the dakhmas, or Towers of Silence, to be closed.

1957 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 989/1 The dead..are to be left on the appointed places (dakhmas) and exposed to the vultures and wild dogs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	dakhma
释义	dakhman. /ˈdɑːkmə/ Forms: Also dokhma. Etymology: Persian. A tower of silence (see silence n. and int. Phrases 9). ΚΠ 1865 Chambers's Encycl. VII. 300 Their dead are not buried, but exposed on an iron grating in the Dokhma, or tower of Silence, to the fowls of the air. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 4 Aug. 10/1 Neither God is pleased nor the dead are benefited by a showy expenditure on a Dokhma. 1912 H. G. Rawlinson Bactria iii. 40 Alexander promptly ordered the dakhmas, or Towers of Silence, to be closed. 1957 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 989/1 The dead..are to be left on the appointed places (dakhmas) and exposed to the vultures and wild dogs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1865
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