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sankranti

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
sankran-ti
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The transmigration of the Sun from one Rāshi (constellation of the zodiac) to the next.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Sanskrit संक्रान्ति (saṃkrānti).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: संक्रान्ति

Inflected Forms

Sankrantis (plural)

Phrases

Poush Sankranti Makar Sankranti Mesha Sankranti

Frequently Paired Words

Makar Sankranti Mesha Sankranti

Questions

What does sankranti mean?
The transmigration of the Sun from one Rāshi (constellation of the zodiac) to the next.
Where does sankranti come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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