tower of silence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌtaʊɚ‿əv ˈsaɪləns/ (General-American)
- /ˌtaʊɚ‿əv ˈsaɪl(ə)ns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Calque of French tour du silence, from the fact that human voices are generally not heard at such places.
Meanings
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| towers of silence | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (48)
fi hiljaisuuden torni (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · tg дахма (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · uz daxma (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · pl dakhma (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · eu isiltasunaren dorreak (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · ur دخمہ (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · ja 沈黙の塔 (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · la turris silentii (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · fa دخمه (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · bg дакма (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · ru башня молчания (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · el πύργος της σιωπής (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · ta அமைதியின் கோபுரம் (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · bg кули на мълчанието (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · ota دخمه (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · es torre del silencio (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · pl wieża milczenia (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · ja ダフマ (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · hy լռության աշտարակ (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · th แดฆแมฮ์ (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · sh tóranj šutnje (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · hi दखमा (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · nb dakhma (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · mk ку́ла на тиши́ната (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · ca torre del silenci (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · tr dahme (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · cs věže mlčení (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · eo silentoturo (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · et vaikuse torn (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · sv tystnadens torn (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · ar بُرْج الصَّمْت (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · ms dakhma (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · pt torre do silêncio (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · gu દોખમું (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · ms menara bungkam (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · de Dachma (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · mk да́хма (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · id menara kesunyian (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · uk дахме (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · az dəxmə (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · fr tour du silence (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · he מגדלי שתיקה (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · ru да́хма (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · sv dakhma (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · ko 침묵의 탑 (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · uk вежа мовчання (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · it torre del silenzio (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) · gu દખમું (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate)