Bairam

[ bahy-rahm, bahy-rahm ]

Origin of Bairam

1
1590–1600; <Turkish bayram literally, holiday, festival, probably ultimately <Persian

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Bairam

/ (baɪˈræm, ˈbaɪræm) /


noun
  1. either of two Muslim festivals, one (Lesser Bairam) falling at the end of Ramadan, the other (Greater Bairam) 70 days later at the end of the Islamic year

Origin of Bairam

1
from Turkish bayrām

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