Onamn.

Brit.

/ˈəʊnam/, U.S.

/ˈoʊnɑm/

Origin: A borrowing from Malayalam. Etymon: Malayalam ōṇam.

Etymology: < Malayalam ōṇam the constellation Aquila, national festival of Kerala at the beginning of harvest in the month of Cingam (August–September) < Prakrit soṇa and its etymon Sanskrit śravaṇa the constellation Aquila.

A Hindu harvest festival celebrated in August–September esp. in Kerala, south-western India.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > other seasons and feasts > Hindu > [noun]

Diwali1698

puja1775

Onam1794

mela1801

Kumbh Mela1810

Navaratri1929

festival of colours1939

1794 Rep. Joint Comm. Bengal & Bombay II. 83 Advising of their intention to proceed..into Neringanaad, to celebrate at their homes..the festival of Onam then approaching.

1799 Asiatic Researches (London ed.) 5 i. 28 The presents made by their subjects on the two annual festival days of Onam and Vishoo.

1887 W. Logan Malabar (1906) I. ii. 161 At Ōṇam, which is perhaps the greatest national feast in Malabar, the houses are made gay with wild flowers.

1952 A. C. Mayer Land & Society in Malabar 74 Onam occurs during the Malayalam month of Chingam, at the end of August or beginning of September.

1979 Stud. Family Planning 10 417/1 They brought nothing for Onam (the most important Hindu festival in Kerala) of 1976.

1997 A. Roy God of Small Things (1998) viii. 185 When she grows up, she'll be our Kochamma, and she'll raise our salaries, and give us nylon saris for Onam.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	onam
释义	Onamn. Brit. /ˈəʊnam/, U.S. /ˈoʊnɑm/ Origin: A borrowing from Malayalam. Etymon: Malayalam ōṇam. Etymology: < Malayalam ōṇam the constellation Aquila, national festival of Kerala at the beginning of harvest in the month of Cingam (August–September) < Prakrit soṇa and its etymon Sanskrit śravaṇa the constellation Aquila. A Hindu harvest festival celebrated in August–September esp. in Kerala, south-western India. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > other seasons and feasts > Hindu > [noun] Diwali1698 puja1775 Onam1794 mela1801 Kumbh Mela1810 Navaratri1929 festival of colours1939 1794 Rep. Joint Comm. Bengal & Bombay II. 83 Advising of their intention to proceed..into Neringanaad, to celebrate at their homes..the festival of Onam then approaching. 1799 Asiatic Researches (London ed.) 5 i. 28 The presents made by their subjects on the two annual festival days of Onam and Vishoo. 1887 W. Logan Malabar (1906) I. ii. 161 At Ōṇam, which is perhaps the greatest national feast in Malabar, the houses are made gay with wild flowers. 1952 A. C. Mayer Land & Society in Malabar 74 Onam occurs during the Malayalam month of Chingam, at the end of August or beginning of September. 1979 Stud. Family Planning 10 417/1 They brought nothing for Onam (the most important Hindu festival in Kerala) of 1976. 1997 A. Roy God of Small Things (1998) viii. 185 When she grows up, she'll be our Kochamma, and she'll raise our salaries, and give us nylon saris for Onam. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1794
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