English
Vesak
Vesak comes from Pali Vesākha ‘the month of Vaisakha, corresponding to…’, and goes back to Sanskrit वैशाख.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEवैशाख
- PalimodernVesākha‘the month of Vaisakha, corresponding to April–May’
- Sinhalesemodernවෙසක්wesak
- Englishearliest quotation 2012Vesak
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEवैशाख
- PalimodernVesākha‘the month of Vaisakha, corresponding to April–May’
- Sinhalesemodernවෙසක්wesak
- Englishearliest quotation 2012Vesak
Earliest quotation: 2012, Richard Hughes Seager, Buddhism in America: “Vesak or Visakha is a spring celebration that commemorates…”
Every English word from Sanskrit वैशाख
Today it means
name A Buddhist holiday celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit वैशाख / Vesak