annaprasan
English
editEtymology
editFrom Hindi, and its source, Sanskrit अन्नप्राशन (annaprāśana).
Noun
editannaprasan
- Alternative form of annaprashana
- 2010, Rabindranath Tagore, translated by Krishna Kripalani, Farewell my Friend:
- Some days passed. Oneday Ketaki had gone to the Annaprasan festival of her sister's daughter.
- 2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee:
- It was the day of Sumala and Bulen's son's annaprasan, the rice tasting ceremony.
- 2013, Kim Gruenenfelder, Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink, page 100:
- Seema squints her eyes, thinking. “Mom asked Scott when they'd be hearing news about the annaprashana.”