অকালবোধন

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sanskritic tatpuruṣa compound of অকাল (okal) +‎ বোধন (bōdhon).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɔkalbod̪ʱɔn/, [ˈɔkalbod̪ʱɔn]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɔkalbod̪ʱɔn/, [ˈɔkalbod̪ʱɔn]
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Noun

অকালবোধন • (okalbōdhon)

  1. untimely call or invocation
  2. (figurative) pursuing a work in undue time
  3. (Hinduism) untimely invocation of Goddess Durga, especially in the autumnal month of আশ্বিন (aśśin) when শারদীয় দুর্গাপূজা (śarodiẏo durgapuja, autumnal worship of Durga) is celebrated.
  • মহালয়া (mohaloẏa)
  • বাসন্তী পূজা (baśonti puja)
    worship celebrated marking the ascertained invocation of Durga in বসন্ত (bośonto, spring)