Assamese calendar
E162737
The Assamese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Assam, India, to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and cultural observances.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Assamese calendar canonical | 2 |
| Assamese New Year | 1 |
| Malayalam calendar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1418722 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Assamese calendar Context triple: [Bihu, timeReference, Assamese calendar]
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A.
Burmese calendar
The Burmese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Myanmar to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and historical dates.
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B.
Hindu lunisolar calendar
The Hindu lunisolar calendar is a traditional timekeeping system used across the Indian subcontinent that combines lunar months with solar years to determine religious festivals, rituals, and regional New Year dates.
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C.
Assamese
Assamese is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken in the Indian state of Assam and recognized as one of the official languages of India.
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D.
Javanese calendar
The Javanese calendar is a traditional lunisolar timekeeping system from Java that blends indigenous, Islamic, and Hindu-Buddhist elements and is used to mark cultural and religious events.
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E.
traditional Chinese calendar
The traditional Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar system that combines lunar months with solar terms to guide festivals, agriculture, and daily life in Chinese culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Assamese calendar Target entity description: The Assamese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Assam, India, to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and cultural observances.
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A.
Burmese calendar
The Burmese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Myanmar to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and historical dates.
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B.
Hindu lunisolar calendar
The Hindu lunisolar calendar is a traditional timekeeping system used across the Indian subcontinent that combines lunar months with solar years to determine religious festivals, rituals, and regional New Year dates.
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C.
Assamese
Assamese is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken in the Indian state of Assam and recognized as one of the official languages of India.
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D.
Javanese calendar
The Javanese calendar is a traditional lunisolar timekeeping system from Java that blends indigenous, Islamic, and Hindu-Buddhist elements and is used to mark cultural and religious events.
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E.
traditional Chinese calendar
The traditional Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar system that combines lunar months with solar terms to guide festivals, agriculture, and daily life in Chinese culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunisolar calendar
ⓘ
traditional calendar ⓘ |
| alignedWith |
lunar phases
ⓘ
solar year ⓘ |
| associatedFestival |
Bihu
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhogali Bihu
Bihu ⓘ
surface form:
Kongali Bihu
Bihu ⓘ
surface form:
Rongali Bihu
|
| basis |
lunar month cycles
ⓘ
solar transit through zodiac signs ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Assamese culture ⓘ |
| eraName | Saka era ⓘ |
| follows | Hindu calendar system ⓘ |
| hasMonth |
Aghun
ⓘ
Ahar ⓘ Ahin ⓘ Bhado ⓘ Bohag ⓘ Chot ⓘ Jeth ⓘ Kati ⓘ Magh ⓘ Phagun ⓘ Puh ⓘ Shravan month ⓘ
surface form:
Sawan
|
| hasType | regional variant of Hindu calendar ⓘ |
| languageOfMonthNames |
Assamese
ⓘ
surface form:
Assamese language
|
| newYearFestival |
Bihu
ⓘ
surface form:
Bohag Bihu
|
| newYearMonth |
Bihu
ⓘ
surface form:
Bohag
|
| region | Northeast India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bengali calendar
ⓘ
Odia calendar ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Assamese script ⓘ |
| timeUnit |
barsha (year)
ⓘ
masa ⓘ tithi ⓘ |
| usedBy | Assamese people ⓘ |
| usedFor |
determining agricultural cycles
ⓘ
determining auspicious dates ⓘ determining cultural observances ⓘ determining regional festivals ⓘ fixing religious observances ⓘ planning agricultural activities ⓘ structuring traditional Assamese year ⓘ timing traditional fairs and melas ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Assam
ⓘ
India ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Assamese calendar Description of subject: The Assamese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Assam, India, to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and cultural observances.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Malayalam calendar
this entity surface form:
Assamese New Year