Magha

M3A1G2H4A1

proper noun

A month of the Hindu calendar, corresponding with the Gregorian January/February.

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Magh
OriginSanskrit माघ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismA month of the Hindu calendar, corresponding with the Gregorian January/February.

    In the month of Magha, a vessel laid anchor in the harbour of this town.

    2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 1

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe eleventh month of the Hindu calendar; corresponds to January in the Gregorian calendar

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Magh
Broader
Hindu calendar month
Also see
magh

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Sanskritमाघ
  2. EnglishMagha

From Sanskrit माघ (māgha).

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Translations

Punjabi ਮਾਘ
  • ਮਾਘ (māgh)a lunar month
Urdu ماگھ, ماگ
  • ماگھ (māgh)a lunar month
  • ماگ (māg)a lunar month
Cite this entry
APA

Magha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Magha

MLA

“Magha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Magha. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Magha,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Magha.

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