English Explanatory Dictionary

Poush Sankranti

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Bengali harvest festival, observed in 14 January (29 Poush), marking the first day of the Sun's transit into Capricorn.

Word forms

Poush Sankranti Poush Sankrantis

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali পৌষ সংক্রান্তি (pōuś śoṅkranti).

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