baraat
baraat noun: a wedding procession carried out by the bridegroom in North India, West India, and Pakistan.
Noun
baraat (plural baraats)
- A wedding procession carried out by the bridegroom in North India, West India, and Pakistan.
- ‘There must be no lavish display of wealth, no big baraats or bands, exploding of fireworks and that kind of vulgarity.’2004, Khushwant Singh, Burial at Sea, Penguin, published 2014, page 64
baraat meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
baraat in Hindi
- a wedding procession
- बरात barāt
baraat in Marathi
- a wedding procession
- वरात varāt
baraat in Urdu
- a wedding procession
- بَرات barāt, بارات bārāt
baraat in Bengali
- a wedding procession
- বরযাত্রী borjatri
More languagesFewer languages
- baraat in Telugu
- బారత్ bārat
- baraat in Punjabi
- ਜੰਜ jañj, ਬਰਾਤ barāt, ਵਰਾਤ varāt, جَنْج jañj
- baraat in Gujarati
- જાન jān, વરાત varāt
- baraat in Sanskrit
- वरयात्रा varayātrā
- Sindhi
- ڄَڃَ ǰaña
Forms of baraat
| plural | baraats |
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Origin of baraat
Borrowed from Hindustani بَرات (barāt) / बरात (barāt), ultimately from Sanskrit वरयात्रा (varayātrā).
Questions about baraat
- What does baraat mean?
- Baraat means a wedding procession carried out by the bridegroom in North India, West India, and Pakistan.
- What is baraat in Hindi?
- Baraat in Hindi is बरात (barāt). See Baraat meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is baraat?
- Baraat is a noun.
- What is the plural of baraat?
- The plural of baraat is baraats.
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