"Vesak" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Sinhalese වෙසක් (wesak). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|si|වෙසක්}} Sinhalese වෙසක් (wesak) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Vesak
  1. A Buddhist holiday celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha. Categories (topical): Buddhism, Holidays Synonyms: Buddha Day, Visakha, Wesak Translations (Buddhist holiday celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha): বুদ্ধ পূর্ণিমা (buddho purnima) (Bengali), বুদ্ধ জয়ন্তী (buddho joẏonti) (Bengali), ဝေသာခ (wesahka.) (Burmese), ကဆုန်လပြည့်နေ့ (ka.hcunla.prany.ne.) (Burmese), Waisak (Indonesian), 花祭 (Hanamatsuri) (Japanese), Waisak (Javanese), វិសាខបូជា (Visak Puja) (Khmer), 석가 탄신일 (Seokga Tansinil) (alt: 釋迦誕身日) (Korean), Hari Wesak (Malay), बुद्ध पुर्णिमा (buddha purṇimā) (Nepali), बुद्ध जयंती (buddha jayantī) (Nepali), Vesākha (Pali), Vesak [masculine] (Portuguese), Wesak [masculine] (Portuguese), वैशाख (vaiśākha) (Sanskrit), වෙසක් (wesak) (Sinhalese), වෙසක් පෝය (wesak pōya) (Sinhalese), Vesak [masculine] (Spanish), Araw Ni Buddha (Tagalog), วิสาขบูชา (Wisakha Bucha) (Thai), ས་ག་ཟླ་བ (sa ga zla ba) (Tibetan), Phật Đản (Vietnamese)

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