annaprasan

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A form of annaprashana — A Hindu rite of passage marking an infant's first intake of food other than milk.

OriginSanskrit अन्नप्राशन →
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Meanings

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of annaprashana.

    It was the day of Sumala and Bulen's son's annaprasan, the rice tasting ceremony.

    2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee
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    Some days passed. Oneday Ketaki had gone to the Annaprasan festival of her sister's daughter.

    2010, Rabindranath Tagore, translated by Krishna Kripalani, Farewell my Friend

    Seema squints her eyes, thinking. “Mom asked Scott when they'd be hearing news about the annaprashana.”

    2013, Kim Gruenenfelder, Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink, page 100

Origin

  1. Sanskritअन्नप्राशन
  2. Englishannaprasan

From Hindi, and its source, Sanskrit अन्नप्राशन (annaprāśana).

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