English Explanatory Dictionary

Kathina

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An annual festival during which robes are presented to priests, usually falling between the 1st day of the waning moon of the 11th month and the middle of the 12th month under the lunar calendar.
  2. A robe presented to a priest during this festival.

Word forms

Kathina

Etymology

Transliteration of Pali kaṭhina.

Translations

Bengali: কঠিন চীবর দান Burmese: ကထိန် Chinese Mandarin: 供僧衣節 /供僧衣节 Khmer: កថិន Malayalam: കഥിന Mon: ဂထိုန် Shan: ၵထိင်ႇ Thai: กฐิน
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