Category: CulturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ପ୍ରଥା

/prathaa/Roman

English meaning: Tradition / Custom

Odia Definition

(ଓଡ଼ିଆ)

ପ୍ରଥା ଏକ ଦୀର୍ଘ ସ୍ଥାୟୀ ରୀତି ଯାହା ପ୍ରଜନ୍ମ ଠାରୁ ପ୍ରଜନ୍ମ ପ୍ରଚଳିତ। ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଲୋକ ପ୍ରଥା ଓ ସଂସ୍କୃତି ଗ୍ରାମ ଜୀବନ ସହ ଅଙ୍ଗଭଙ୍ଗ।

English Definition

A long-established custom passed down through generations. Odia traditions include the Nua Khai (new grain festival), Pana Sankranti, and various harvest festivals connecting the community to agriculture and nature.

Example

ସ୍ଥାନୀୟ ପ୍ରଥା ଓ ପରଂପରା ଓଡ଼ିଆ ପରିଚୟ ବହନ କରେ।

In English: Local customs and traditions carry the Odia identity.

Synonyms

  • ଚଳଣ
  • ପରଂପରା

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.

Fakir Mohan Senapati · Novelist and Poet · 1843–1918

Chha Mana Atha Guntha

Chha Mana Atha Guntha, Chapter 1 — preface on village culture and belonging

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ଓଡ଼ିଆ
Odia
Script
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Indo-Aryan
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