"Dashain" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Nepali दशैं (daśa͠i). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ne|दशैं}} Nepali दशैं (daśa͠i) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dashain
  1. (Hinduism) The Nepali version of the Vijayadashami festival. Wikipedia link: Dashain Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Festivals, Hinduism Translations (a Hindu festival): দশহরা (dośhora) (Bengali), बिजयदसिमी (bijayadasimī) (Bihari), દશેરા (daśerā) (Gujarati), दशहरा (daśahrā) (Hindi), विजयादशमी (vijyādaśmī) [feminine] (Hindi), विजयदशमी (vijyadaśmī) [feminine] (Hindi), ವಿಜಯದಶಮಿ (vijayadaśami) (Kannada), विजयादशमी (vijayādaśamī) (Maithili), വിജയദശമി (vijayadaśami) (Malayalam), विजयादशमी (vijyādaśmī) (Marathi), दशैं (daśa͠i) (Nepali), ਦੁਸਹਿਰਾ (dushirā) (Punjabi), Виджаяда́шами (Vidžajadášami) (Russian), विजयादशमी (vijayādaśamī) (Sanskrit), विजयदशमी (vijayadaśamī) [feminine] (Sanskrit), விஜயதசமி (vijayatacami) (Tamil), విజయదశమి (vijayadaśami) (Telugu), ದಸರ (dasara) (Tulu)

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