Dakhma Definition
däkmə
noun
A raised circular structure used in Zoroastrian funerary practice as a site on which corpses are exposed to be eaten by vultures.
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Origin of Dakhma
Persian daxma from Middle Persian daxmag from Avestan daxma-
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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