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Thingyan.

The Burmese New Year festival, celebrated from 13 to 16 April.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈθɪnd͡ʒɑːn/
  1. The Burmese New Year festival, celebrated from 13 to 16 April.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Burmese သင်္ကြန် (sangkran), from Sanskrit संक्रान्ति (saṃkrānti, “passage of the sun from one celestial position to another”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.