KUMBH MELA

Meaning of KUMBH MELA in English

[ kʊm'meɪlα: ]

■ noun a Hindu festival, held once every twelve years, at which pilgrims bathe in the Ganges and Jumna Rivers.

Origin

Sanskrit, lit. 'pitcher festival', from kumbh 'pitcher' + melā 'assembly'.

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KUMBH MELA — ˈku̇mməˌlä noun Usage: usually capitalized K&M Etymology: Hindi kumbh melā festival in the sign of the zodiac Aquarius, from Sanskrit …
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KUMBH MELA — / ˌkʊm ˈmeɪlə; NAmE / noun [ U ] a Hindu bathing festival that takes place every twelve years and …
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MELA- — combining form or mel- also melo- Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek melas black — more at mullet : black …
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MELA — ˈmā(ˌ)lä noun ( -s ) Etymology: Hindi melā, from Sanskrit melaka, melā meeting, assembly — more at militate : an …
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MELA — /may"lah/ , n. (in India) 1. a religious fair, esp. one held in connection with a festival. 2. a throng …
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MELA — [ 'meɪlə: ] ■ noun Indian a fair or Hindu festival. Origin from Sanskrit melā 'assembly'.
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MILITATE — ˈmiləˌtāt, usu -ād.+V intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin militatus, past participle of militare, from milit-, miles soldier; perhaps …
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MELOGRAMMATACEAE — ˌmeləˌgraməˈtāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Melogrammat-, Melogramma, type genus (from mela- + Greek grammat-, gramma letter) …
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MELAXUMA — ˌmeləˈkümə, -ləkˈsü-, -ləˈzü- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, probably irregular (Greek χ being taken as English x ) …
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MELANTHIUM — mə̇ˈlan(t)thēəm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from mela- + anth- + -ium; from the dark color of the fading …
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MELANOTUS — ˌmeləˈnōd.əs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from mela- + -notus : a widely distributed genus of small brown elaterid …
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MELALEUCA — ˌmeləˈlükə noun Etymology: New Latin, from mela- + -leuca (from Greek leukos white); from the black trunk and white branches …
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MELACONITE — mə̇ˈlakəˌnīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by -ite ) of earlier melaconise, from French mélaconise, from méla- mela- …
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MELANESIA — Mela|nesia BrE AmE ˌmel ə| ˈniːz i‿ə -ˈniːʒ ə, -ˈniːs i‿ə, -ˈniːʃ ə AmE -ˈniːʒ ə -ˈniːʃ ə ▷ Mela|nesian/s …
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