メラ
解説 Definition
南アジア、特にインドで行われる祭り、市、または人々の集まり。宗教行事や屋外の催し、物品の売買などを伴うことがある。
A fair, festival, or large public gathering in South Asia, especially in India, often combining religious observance, trading, entertainment, and social activity. The word is also used in the names of major gatherings such as the Kumbh Mela.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
mela は南アジア、特にインドの祭り・大規模な市や集会を指す借用語です。語源の「集まり」という核を、人々が宗教行事、露店、娯楽のために集う場面と結び付けます。Kumbh Mela のような固有名でも見られますが、英語の一般的な fair より地域的・文化的な背景が強い語です。
Connect mela with the central idea of people meeting or gathering. In South Asian English, especially in Indian contexts, it refers to a fair or festival where crowds may come for worship, trade, entertainment, and social activity. Picture stalls, ceremonies, and many visitors sharing one large gathering. The famous name Kumbh Mela provides a strong real-world anchor. Although fair and festival can sometimes translate mela, the borrowed word carries a specifically South Asian cultural setting and may include religious as well as commercial activities.
例文
A large mela is held in the town every spring.
その町では毎年春に大きなメラが開かれる。
Visitors bought food and crafts at the mela.
来場者はメラで食べ物や工芸品を買った。
The Kumbh Mela is a major religious gathering in India.
クンブ・メラはインドの大規模な宗教的集会である。
mela の類義語・関連語
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mela の語源・成り立ち Etymology
mela はヒンディー語 melā「祭り・市」を英語が借りた語で、さらにサンスクリット語 melā / melaka「集まり、会合」にさかのぼります。関連表現は Kumbh Mela, Magh Mela。もともと「人が集まる場」なので、祭礼や縁日の意味になると分かります。
English borrowed mela from Hindi melā, meaning a fair, festival, or gathering. The Hindi word is related to Sanskrit forms such as melā or melaka, associated with meeting, assembling, or a collection of people. Its history therefore matches its modern use for occasions at which large numbers of people gather, including religious pilgrimages, markets, festivals, and community events.
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