navaratra
noun
na·va·ra·tra
ˌnəvəˈrä‧trə
plural -s
: a nine-day Hindu festival in honor of Durga held in the month Asin
Word History
Etymology
Sanskrit navarātra period of nine nights, from nava nine + rātri night; perhaps akin to Sanskrit rāma black
- maid of honor
- maid's-hair
- maid's-hairs
- maid-in-waiting
- maidan
- maidans
- maiden
- maiden cane
- maiden duck
- maiden lady
- maiden name
- maiden names
- maiden oak
- maiden over
- maiden pink
- maiden plum
- maiden's-blush
- maiden's-blushes
- maidener
- maidenest
- maidenhair
- maidenhair fern
- maidenhair ferns
- maidenhair spleenwort
- maidenhair tree