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Kathina

Kathina proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

Kathina

  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.

Kathina meaning in Bengali, Malayalam, Thai and Myanmar

Kathina in Bengali

Buddhist festival
কঠিন চীবর দান koṭhin cibor dan

Kathina in Malayalam

Buddhist festival
കഥിന kathina

Kathina in Thai

Buddhist festival
กฐิน gà-tǐn

Kathina in Myanmar

Buddhist festival
ကထိန် ka.htin

Origin of Kathina

Transliteration of Pali kaṭhina.

Questions about Kathina

What does Kathina mean?
Kathina means 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.
What is Kathina in Bengali?
Kathina in Bengali is কঠিন চীবর দান (koṭhin cibor dan). See Kathina meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Kathina?
Kathina is a proper noun.

Words near Kathina in the dictionary

  1. Kathiawar
  2. Kathiawar peninsula
  3. Kathiawari
  4. Kathiawaris
  5. Kathie
  6. Kathina
  7. kathisma
  8. kathismas
  9. kathismata
  10. kathisophobia
  11. kathlaniid

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