English
Songkran
Songkran comes from Thai สงกรานต์, and goes back to Sanskrit सङ्क्रान्ति ‘transmigration of the Sun from one sign of the…’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसङ्क्रान्तिsaṅkrānti‘transmigration of the Sun from one sign of the zodiac (Rāshi) to the next’
- Thaimodernสงกรานต์sǒng-graan
- EnglishtodaySongkran
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसङ्क्रान्तिsaṅkrānti‘transmigration of the Sun from one sign of the zodiac (Rāshi) to the next’
- Thaimodernสงกรานต์sǒng-graan
- EnglishtodaySongkran
Every English word from Sanskrit सङ्क्रान्ति
Today it means
name The traditional New Year celebrated in several Southeast Asian countries when the sun enters the constellation of Aries.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit सङ्क्रान्ति / Songkran