Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kathina

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kathi-na
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An annual festival during which robes are presented to priests, usually falling between the 1st day of the waning moon of the 11th month and the middle of the 12th month under the lunar calendar.

name

A robe presented to a priest during this festival.

Etymology

Transliteration of Pali kaṭhina.

Questions

What does kathina mean?
An annual festival during which robes are presented to priests, usually falling between the 1st day of the waning moon of the 11th month and the middle of the 12th month under the lunar calendar.
Where does kathina come from?
Transliteration of Pali kaṭhina.

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