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Thingyan

/ˈθɪnd͡ʒɑːn/

Thingyan proper noun: the Burmese New Year festival, celebrated from 13 to 16 April.

Proper noun

Thingyan

  1. The Burmese New Year festival, celebrated from 13 to 16 April.

Origin of Thingyan

Borrowed from Burmese သင်္ကြန် (sangkran), from Sanskrit संक्रान्ति (saṃkrānti, “passage of the sun from one celestial position to another”).

Questions about Thingyan

What does Thingyan mean?
Thingyan means the Burmese New Year festival, celebrated from 13 to 16 April.
What part of speech is Thingyan?
Thingyan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Thingyan?
Thingyan is pronounced /ˈθɪnd͡ʒɑːn/.

Words near Thingyan in the dictionary

  1. thingummyjig
  2. thingummyjigs
  3. thingums
  4. thingumy
  5. thingy
  6. Thingyan
  7. thingymabob
  8. thingymabobs
  9. thingymajig
  10. thingymajigs
  11. thinhorn

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