English
Obon
Obon comes from Japanese お盆.
- Japanesemodernお盆おぼん, Obon
- Englishearliest quotation 2013Obon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodernお盆おぼん, Obon
- Englishearliest quotation 2013Obon
Earliest quotation: 2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being: “It was coming up to Obon, and spirits were…”
Every English word from Japanese お盆
Today it means
name A Japanese festival to honor the spirits of one's ancestors.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese お盆 / Obon