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lantern festival

/ˌlæn(t)ɚn ˈfɛstəv(ə)l/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
lan-tern fes-tiv-al
IPA
/ˌlæn(t)ɚn ˈfɛstəv(ə)l/
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A festival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period, celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Chinese calendar when the first full moon of the year is seen (in February or early March).

noun

ยี่เป็ง (Yi Peng), a festival celebrated chiefly in northern Thailand on the day of the full moon in the second month of the northern Thai lunar calendar (equivalent to the twelfth month of the lunar calendar used in the rest of Thailand, generally in November).

Etymology

From the carrying and displaying of lanterns during such festivals.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌlæn(t)ɚn ˈfɛstəv(ə)l/
  • British English: /ˌlæntən ˈfɛstɪvl̩/

Inflected Forms

the Lantern Festival (canonical) Lantern Festivals (plural)

Synonyms

Feast of Lanterns Festival of Lanterns

Questions

How do you pronounce lantern festival?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌlæn(t)ɚn ˈfɛstəv(ə)l/.
What does lantern festival mean?
A festival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period, celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Chinese calendar when the first full moon of the year is seen (in February or early March).
Where does lantern festival come from?
From the carrying and displaying of lanterns during such festivals.

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