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单词 navaratri
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Navaratrin.

Brit. /navəˈrɑːtri/, /navəˈratri/, U.S. /ˌnɑvəˈrɑtri/
Forms: 1900s– Navaratra, 1900s– Navaratri, 1900s– Navratra, 1900s– Navratri.
Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymons: Sanskrit navarātri, navarātra.
Etymology: < modern Sanskrit navarātri, corruption of Sanskrit navarātra period of nine days, festival during nine days of Āśvina < nava nine + rātri night.In forms with Navr- reflecting the elision of the final vowel of nava in colloquial South Asian pronunciation.
Hinduism.
A Hindu autumn festival in the month of Āśvina (early October), lasting nine nights and ending with Dussehra.
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Diwali1698
puja1775
Onam1794
mela1801
Kumbh Mela1810
Navaratri1929
festival of colours1939
1929 Indian Social Reformer 19 Oct. 103 The Ganapati, the Navaratri and the Dusserah festivals all over the country this year have been absolutely unprecedented in the initiative and the warmth with which the class Hindus welcomed and fraternised with their ‘untouchable’ brethren.
1963 D. D. Karve New Brahmans iv. 201 (note) The goddess Durga or Devi is worshipped in many parts of India for nine days before the Dasara festival. This is known as Navaratri or nine nights.
1977 Current Anthropol. 18 513 The most important naivedya of nine grains..is in the form of cuṇṭal (cooked spicy cereals and pulses) during the Navarātri festival.
1986 Bull. School Oriental & Afr. Stud. 49 538 On one occasion,..Guṇḍam Rāuḷ has destroyed the arrangements for the Navarātra festival.
1989 Independent (Nexis) 4 Nov. (Weekend section) 44 We have been playing for 10 nights at functions in honour of Durga... Her festival is called Navratri.
2001 M. Hughes et al. World Food: India 138 People from all over India..spend navaratri (the first nine nights) in the worship of Durga.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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