mahurat

English

Etymology

From Hindi [Term?], from Sanskrit [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /məˈhuːɹət/
• Hyphenation: ma‧hu‧rat

Noun

mahurat (plural mahurats)

1. (India, Hinduism) A time or moment considered lucky for beginning some project; an inauguration, now especially the start of a film production.
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 265:

     ‘The mahurat, Your Highness, is at nine seventeen in the morning.’