shraddha
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रद्धा (śraddhā́).
Pronunciation
Noun
shraddha (countable and uncountable, plural shraddhas)
- (Hinduism) A Hindu ceremony performed in commemoration of one's deceased relatives, especially a parent.
- 1989, Shudha Mazumdar, Memoirs of an Indian Woman, page 94:
- After returning, I went to Benares with my parents, for my father was to perform a shraddha ceremony there.
- 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 110:
- But the thought that he would finally be able to complete his mother's shraadha would make the son emotional.
Translations
Hindu ceremony in commemoration of deceased relatives
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