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Sankranti

Sankranti noun: the transmigration of the Sun from one Rāshi (constellation of the zodiac) to the next.

Noun

Sankranti (plural Sankrantis)

  1. (Hinduism) The transmigration of the Sun from one Rāshi (constellation of the zodiac) to the next.
    • There are 12 Sankrantis in a year.

Forms of Sankranti

pluralSankrantis

Origin of Sankranti

From Sanskrit संक्रान्ति (saṃkrānti).

Words formed from Sankranti

Questions about Sankranti

What does Sankranti mean?
Sankranti means the transmigration of the Sun from one Rāshi (constellation of the zodiac) to the next.
What part of speech is Sankranti?
Sankranti is a noun.
What is the plural of Sankranti?
The plural of Sankranti is Sankrantis.

Words near Sankranti in the dictionary

  1. sankhas
  2. Sankhya
  3. sankies
  4. sankofa bird
  5. sankofa birds
  6. Sankranti
  7. Sankrantis
  8. sanks
  9. Sankt Anton am Arlberg
  10. Sankt Goar
  11. Sankt Veit an der Glan

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