Songkran
Songkran proper noun: the traditional New Year celebrated in several Southeast Asian countries when the sun enters the constellation of Aries.
Proper noun
Songkran
- The traditional New Year celebrated in several Southeast Asian countries when the sun enters the constellation of Aries.
Songkran meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Odia
Songkran in Tamil
- Translations
- புத்தாண்டு puttāṇṭu
Songkran in Bengali
- Translations
- পহেলা বৈশাখ pohela bōiśakh, বাংলা নববর্ষ baṅla nobborśo
Songkran in Malayalam
- Translations
- വിഷു viṣu
Songkran in Odia
- Translations
- ପଣା ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତି paṇā saṅkrānti
More languagesFewer languages
- Songkran in Sinhala
- අලුත් අවුරුද්ද alut awurudda, සිංහල අලුත් අවුරුද්ද siṁhala alut awurudda
- Songkran in Assamese
- বিহু bihu
- Songkran in Nepali
- विक्रम सम्वत् vikram samvat
- Songkran in Thai
- สงกรานต์ sǒng-graan
- Songkran in Myanmar
- သင်္ကြန် sangkran
Origin of Songkran
From Thai สงกรานต์ (sǒng-graan), from Sanskrit सङ्क्रान्ति (saṅkrānti, “transmigration of the Sun from one sign of the zodiac (Rāshi) to the next”).
Questions about Songkran
- What does Songkran mean?
- Songkran means the traditional New Year celebrated in several Southeast Asian countries when the sun enters the constellation of Aries.
- What is Songkran in Tamil?
- Songkran in Tamil is புத்தாண்டு (puttāṇṭu). See Songkran meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Songkran?
- Songkran is a proper noun.
Words near Songkran in the dictionary
Source and license
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