Etymology

Sankranti

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Today it means: The transmigration of the Sun from one Rāshi (constellation of the zodiac) to the next. Full definition →

Sanskrit संक्रान्ति
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromसंक्रान्ति
  2. English todaySankranti

From Sanskrit संक्रान्ति (saṃkrānti).

Words from the same roots

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