মাচা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• মাচান (macan)

Etymology

From Sanskrit मञ्च (mañca).

Noun

মাচা • (maca)

1. platform, dais, stage
2. shelf
3. scaffold
4. shooting platform
5. raised seat
6. bamboo frame for carrying dead bodies to the crematorium

Derived terms

• মাচিয়া (maciẏa)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “মাচা, মাচান” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “মাচা, মাচান” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh