Meanings
nounburra-khana (plural burra-khanas)
plural burra-khanas · alternative burra khana
- IndiaA great entertainment or feast.
‘Wasn't a man in town who could put on a burra-khana like he did.’
2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 471 more example
I found him, lonely and unbefriended, the very next night after our talk, at the Dugald Delane's burra-khana.
1909, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere. Part II.”, in Under the Deodars (The Works of Rudyard Kipling), Edinburgh de Luxe edition, Boston, Mass.; London: The Edinburgh Society, →OCLC, page 18
Origin
- Hindiबड़ा खाना“big dinner”
- Englishburra-khana
From Hindi बड़ा खाना (baṛā khānā, “big dinner”), from बड़ा (baṛā, “big”) + खाना (khānā, “food, dinner”).
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