অকালবোধন

Bengali

Alternative forms

• অকাল বোধন (okal bōdhon)

Etymology

Sanskritic tatpuruṣa compound of অকাল (okal) +‎ বোধন (bōdhon).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɔkalbod̪ʱɔn/, [ˈɔkalbod̪ʱɔn]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɔkalbod̪ʱɔn/, [ˈɔkalbod̪ʱɔn]

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Noun

অকালবোধন • (okalbōdhon)

1. untimely call or invocation
2. (figurative) pursuing a work in undue time
3. (Hinduism) untimely invocation of Goddess Durga, especially in the autumnal month of আশ্বিন (aśśin) when শারদীয় দুর্গাপূজা (śarodiẏo durgapuja, “autumnal worship of Durga”) is celebrated.

Related terms

• মহালয়া (mohaloẏa)
• বাসন্তী পূজা (baśonti puja)

  worship celebrated marking the ascertained invocation of Durga in বসন্ত (bośonto, “spring”)