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festival meaning in Sanskrit

उत्सव utsava

UK/ˈfɛstɪvəl//ˈfɛstəvəl/

festival in Sanskrit: उत्सव (utsava), महोत्सव (mahotsava). In English, festival means pertaining to a feast or feast day; festive. (Now only as the noun used attributively.).

Sanskrit words for festival

event or community gathering
उत्सव utsava, महोत्सव mahotsava

English meaning of festival

  1. adjective Pertaining to a feast or feast day; festive. (Now only as the noun used attributively.).
  2. noun A feast or feast day.
  3. noun An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.
  4. noun In mythology, a set of celebrations in the honour of a god.

Full definition of festival

festival in a sentence

  • The Reading and Leeds festivals take place on the August bank holiday.
  • A Welsh eisteddfod is a literary festival.

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Questions about festival in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of festival in Sanskrit?
Festival in Sanskrit is उत्सव (utsava), महोत्सव (mahotsava).
festival इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Festival: उत्सव (utsava), महोत्सव (mahotsava).
What does festival mean in English?
Festival means pertaining to a feast or feast day; festive. (Now only as the noun used attributively.).

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