Burra Din
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hindustani بڑا دن / बड़ा दिन (baṛā din, literally “great day”).
Proper noun edit
Burra Din
- (historical, Anglo-Indian) Any major European festival, especially Christmas Day.
Related terms edit
References edit
- Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “Burra Din”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].