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pyre
English
Etymology
From Latin pyra (“pyre, funeral pile”), from Ancient Greek ???? (purá), from ??? (pûr, “fire”), from Proto-Indo-European *péh?wr?.
Doublet of fire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pa??/
- Hyphenation: pyre
- Rhymes: -a??(r)
Noun
pyre (plural pyres)
- A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
- For nine long nights, through all the dusky air, The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare.—Homer Iliad, p. 31
- Any heap or pile of combustibles.
Related terms
- pyrée
Translations
Further reading
- pyre on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- prey, rype
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pyre?/, [?pyre?(?)]
- Rhymes: -yre
- Syllabification: py?re
Noun
pyre
- Alternative form of pyree
Declension
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suttee
English
Alternative forms
- sati
Etymology
From Sanskrit ??? (sat??, “good and virtuous or faithful wife”), from ??? (sát, “true, good, right etc.”). In English usage since 1786. Doublet of sin.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?ti
Noun
suttee (countable and uncountable, plural suttees)
- (historical, Hinduism) The traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion.
Further reading
- Sati on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- tutees
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