"mahurat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məˈhuːɹət/ [UK] Forms: mahurats [plural]
Etymology: From Hindi [Term?], from Sanskrit [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi}} Hindi [Term?], {{der|en|sa}} Sanskrit [Term?] Head templates: {{en-noun}} mahurat (plural mahurats)
  1. (India, Hinduism) A time or moment considered lucky for beginning some project; an inauguration, now especially the start of a film production. Tags: Hinduism, India Categories (topical): Hinduism
    Sense id: en-mahurat-en-noun-vxLSJ-qQ Categories (other): Indian English

Inflected forms

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