Makar Sankranti

noun

A Hindu harvest festival, usually observed on 15 January, marking the first day of the Sun's transit into Capricorn.

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Meanings

nounMakar Sankranti (plural Makar Sankrantis)

plural Makar Sankrantis

  1. A Hindu harvest festival, usually observed on 15 January, marking the first day of the Sun's transit into Capricorn.

Origin

  1. Hindiमकर संक्रांति
  2. EnglishMakar Sankranti

Borrowed from Hindi मकर संक्रांति (makar saṅkrānti).

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Makar Sankranti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Makar%20Sankranti

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