Category: CulturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
ଆଚାର
/aachara/Roman
English meaning: Ritual / Custom
Odia Definition
(ଓଡ଼ିଆ)ଆଚାର ଏକ ଧର୍ମୀୟ ବା ସାମାଜିକ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠାନ ଯାହା ଏକ ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥିତ ଢ଼ଙ୍ଗରେ ପାଳିତ ହୁଏ। ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଆଚାର ବିଚାର ବୈଦିକ ଓ ଲୋକ ପରଂପରାରୁ ଉଦ୍ଭୂତ।
English Definition
A ceremonial act or practice observed in social or religious contexts. Odia culture has numerous rituals connected to birth, marriage, death, and agriculture, many rooted in ancient Vedic and tribal traditions.
Example
“ଓଡ଼ିଆ ବିବାହ ଆଚାର ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର ଓ ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ।”
In English: “Odia marriage rituals are very unique and distinctive.”
Synonyms
- ବିଧି
Literary Heritage
“ଦେଶର ମାଟି, ଦେଶର ଜଳ, ଦେଶର ସଂସ୍କୃତି — ଏ ତିନୋଟି ଏକ ପ୍ରାଣ।”
/deśara māṭi, deśara jaḷa, deśara saṃskṛti — e tinōṭi eka prāṇa./
“The soil, the water, the culture of a land — these three are one life.”
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- ଓଡ଼ିଆ
- Odia
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- Odia
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- Indo-Aryan
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