Bairam
/bʌɪˈrɑːm
/noun
Either of two annual Muslim festivals, Greater Bairam and Lesser Bairam (see Eid).The MRF said they were not invited to the meeting and refused to comment on Turkkan's statements because of the Ramadan Bairam holiday....
- He felt no qualm in telling me that he too attended prayers on Eid (Bairam in local parlance) and mainly to please his mother.
- They regard the Lesser Bairam as an important holiday and the Greater Bairams as a small holiday.
Origin
From Turkish baïram (earlier form of bayram), from Persian baẕrām.