പെസഹാ

Malayalam

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܦܸܨܚܵܐ (peṣḥā, “Passover”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pesɐhaː/

Noun

പെസഹാ • (pesahā)

  1. (Syriac Christianity) Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter commemorating the Last Supper.
  2. (Judaism) Passover, Pascha, the Jewish holiday that celebrates the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.

Derived terms

  • പെസഹാ അപ്പം (pesahā appaṁ)
  • പെസഹാ വ്യാഴാഴ്ച (pesahā vyāḻāḻca)
  • പെസഹാക്കുഞ്ഞാട് (pesahākkuññāṭŭ)

References

  • Kailash Nath (2019), “പെസഹാ”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
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