Meanings
proper noun
- The traditional New Year celebrated in several Southeast Asian countries when the sun enters the constellation of Aries.
Origin
- Sanskritसङ्क्रान्ति“transmigration of the Sun from one sign of the zodiac (Rāshi) to the next”
- Thaiสงกรานต์
- EnglishSongkran
From Thai สงกรานต์ (sǒng-graan), from Sanskrit सङ्क्रान्ति (saṅkrānti, “transmigration of the Sun from one sign of the zodiac (Rāshi) to the next”).
More words from Thai, Sanskrit
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali পহেলা বৈশাখ, বাংলা নববর্ষ
- পহেলা বৈশাখ (pohela bōiśakh)Translations
- বাংলা নববর্ষ (baṅla nobborśo)Translations
Chinese Cantonese 潑水節 /泼水节, 宋干節
- 潑水節 /泼水节 (put³ seoi² zit³)Translations
- 宋干節 (sung³ gon¹ zit³)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 潑水節 /泼水节, 宋干節
- 潑水節 /泼水节 (Pōshuǐjié)Translations
- 宋干節 (Sònggānjié)Translations
Finnish songkran
- songkranTranslations
Tamil புத்தாண்டு
- புத்தாண்டு (puttāṇṭu)Translations
Thai สงกรานต์
- สงกรานต์ (sǒng-graan)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
Songkran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Songkran
MLA
“Songkran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Songkran. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Songkran,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Songkran.
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