bada dinn.

Brit.

/ˌbadə ˈdɪn/, U.S.

/ˌbædə ˈdɪn/

Forms: 1700s– burrah din Brit.

/ˌbʌrə ˈdɪn/, U.S.

/ˌbərə ˈdɪn/, 1800s– burra din, 1800s– bara din, 1900s– bada din. Also with capital initials.

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi baṛā din.

Etymology: < Hindi baṛā din great day < baṛā great (see bada adj.) + Sanskrit dina day (see nundine n.).On the variation between r and d in the English forms see note at bada adj.

South Asian.

A notable or significant day, esp. one on which an important festival or momentous event takes place. Frequently (and earliest) used with reference to Christmas. Cf. big day n. at big adj. and adv. Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

1781 E. Fay Let. 27 Jan. in Orig. Lett. from India (1817) xviii. 274 [At Christmas] All the servants bring presents of fish and fruits..; it is considered as a compliment paid to our burrah din (great day).

1846 Bombay Times 2 Sept. 610/1 The durbar were amusing themselves..with a few score salvos of artillery, in honour of the day which is some ‘burra din’ with them.

1850 Calcutta Rev. 13 25 The bishop..preached in the Christian temple on the Christian's bara din.

1913 H. L. Haughton Sport & Folklore in Himalaya i. 2 ‘Why..is this day called the Holi, and on what account is it a festival?’.. ‘It is a Bara Din (big day) with us, and has always been a holiday.’

1966 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 31 Dec. 832/3 The season of good cheer is not ended yet. No viceroy now graces Calcutta with his presence during Burrah Din.

1973 Contemporary (New Delhi) May 62/2 That lovable duo, Goring and Goebbles, playing harmonicas at a Bada-din party.

2007 P. Kingman Not yet Drown'd xvi. 277 The small figures are for a special festival two days hence, a burra din in honour of Kali.

2012 Times of India (Nexis) 22 Dec. (Crest ed.) Bada Din wouldn't be complete without beef curry, pulao, masala duck and stewed pork with raja mirchi chutney..and Christmas carols sung in Manipuri or Punjabi.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	bada din
释义	bada dinn. Brit. /ˌbadə ˈdɪn/, U.S. /ˌbædə ˈdɪn/ Forms: 1700s– burrah din Brit. /ˌbʌrə ˈdɪn/, U.S. /ˌbərə ˈdɪn/, 1800s– burra din, 1800s– bara din, 1900s– bada din. Also with capital initials. Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi baṛā din. Etymology: < Hindi baṛā din great day < baṛā great (see bada adj.) + Sanskrit dina day (see nundine n.).On the variation between r and d in the English forms see note at bada adj. South Asian. A notable or significant day, esp. one on which an important festival or momentous event takes place. Frequently (and earliest) used with reference to Christmas. Cf. big day n. at big adj. and adv. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1781 E. Fay Let. 27 Jan. in Orig. Lett. from India (1817) xviii. 274 [At Christmas] All the servants bring presents of fish and fruits..; it is considered as a compliment paid to our burrah din (great day). 1846 Bombay Times 2 Sept. 610/1 The durbar were amusing themselves..with a few score salvos of artillery, in honour of the day which is some ‘burra din’ with them. 1850 Calcutta Rev. 13 25 The bishop..preached in the Christian temple on the Christian's bara din. 1913 H. L. Haughton Sport & Folklore in Himalaya i. 2 ‘Why..is this day called the Holi, and on what account is it a festival?’.. ‘It is a Bara Din (big day) with us, and has always been a holiday.’ 1966 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 31 Dec. 832/3 The season of good cheer is not ended yet. No viceroy now graces Calcutta with his presence during Burrah Din. 1973 Contemporary (New Delhi) May 62/2 That lovable duo, Goring and Goebbles, playing harmonicas at a Bada-din party. 2007 P. Kingman Not yet Drown'd xvi. 277 The small figures are for a special festival two days hence, a burra din in honour of Kali. 2012 Times of India (Nexis) 22 Dec. (Crest ed.) Bada Din wouldn't be complete without beef curry, pulao, masala duck and stewed pork with raja mirchi chutney..and Christmas carols sung in Manipuri or Punjabi. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1781
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