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The '''Meitei calendar''' ({{lang-omp|ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯟꯂꯣꯟ}}) or '''"Manipuri calendar"''' ({{lang-mni|ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯟꯂꯣꯟ}}) or '''"Kangleipak calendar"''' ({{lang-mni|ꯀꯪꯂꯩꯄꯥꯛ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯟꯂꯣꯟ}}) or '''"Maliyapham Palcha Kumshing calendar"''' ({{lang-omp|ꯃꯂꯤꯌꯥꯐꯝ ꯄꯥꯜꯆꯥ ꯀꯨꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯟꯂꯣꯟ}}) is a traditional [[lunar calendar]] invented and used by the [[Meitei ethnicity]] for religious and agricultural purposes. It was developed by Emperor ''"Maliyapham Palcha"'' in 1397 BC (Palcha era) in [[Ancient Manipur]].<ref>http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.opinions.The_Puya_and_Cheitharol_Kumbaba</ref> Similar to the [[Gregorian calendar]] ([[Roman calendar]]), it also has twelve [[month]]s in a [[year]], four [[week]]s in a [[month]] and seven [[day]]s in a [[week]].<ref>http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.History_of_Manipur.Discovery_of_Kangleipak.Names_of_12_months_of_Kangleipak_concepts_and_significances</ref>
The '''Meitei calendar''' ({{lang-omp|ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯟꯂꯣꯟ}}) or '''"Manipuri calendar"''' ({{lang-mni|ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯟꯂꯣꯟ}}) or '''"Kangleipak calendar"''' ({{lang-mni|ꯀꯪꯂꯩꯄꯥꯛ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯟꯂꯣꯟ}}) or '''"Maliyapham Palcha Kumshing calendar"''' ({{lang-omp|ꯃꯂꯤꯌꯥꯐꯝ ꯄꯥꯜꯆꯥ ꯀꯨꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯟꯂꯣꯟ}}) is a traditional [[lunar calendar]] invented and used by the [[Meitei ethnicity]] for religious and agricultural purposes. It was developed by Emperor ''"Maliyapham Palcha"'' in 1397 BC (Palcha era) in [[Ancient Manipur]].<ref>http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.opinions.The_Puya_and_Cheitharol_Kumbaba</ref> Similar to the [[Gregorian calendar]] ([[Roman calendar]]), it also has twelve [[month]]s in a [[year]], four [[week]]s in a [[month]] and seven [[day]]s in a [[week]].<ref>http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.History_of_Manipur.Discovery_of_Kangleipak.Names_of_12_months_of_Kangleipak_concepts_and_significances</ref>
[[File:ꯃꯥꯂꯤꯌꯥꯐꯝ ꯄꯥꯜꯆꯥ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯂꯣꯟ ꯳꯴꯱꯹.jpg|thumb|center|upright=2.5|A typical representation of a Meitei calendar, of 2021 AD, that's 3419 Maliyapham year. ]]
[[File:ꯃꯥꯂꯤꯌꯥꯐꯝ ꯄꯥꯜꯆꯥ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯂꯣꯟ ꯳꯴꯱꯹.jpg|thumb|center|upright=2.5|A typical representation of a Meitei calendar, of 2021 AD, that's 3419 Maliyapham year.]]


==Days==
==Days==
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The Meitei calendar (Old Manipuri: ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯟꯂꯣꯟ) or "Manipuri calendar" (Meitei: ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯟꯂꯣꯟ) or "Kangleipak calendar" (Meitei: ꯀꯪꯂꯩꯄꯥꯛ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯟꯂꯣꯟ) or "Maliyapham Palcha Kumshing calendar" (Old Manipuri: ꯃꯂꯤꯌꯥꯐꯝ ꯄꯥꯜꯆꯥ ꯀꯨꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯟꯂꯣꯟ) is a traditional lunar calendar invented and used by the Meitei ethnicity for religious and agricultural purposes. It was developed by Emperor "Maliyapham Palcha" in 1397 BC (Palcha era) in Ancient Manipur.[1] Similar to the Gregorian calendar (Roman calendar), it also has twelve months in a year, four weeks in a month and seven days in a week.[2] File:ꯃꯥꯂꯤꯌꯥꯐꯝ ꯄꯥꯜꯆꯥ ꯊꯥꯄꯥꯂꯣꯟ ꯳꯴꯱꯹.jpg

Days

Sl. No. Ancient Meitei Latin-Roman transliteration Modern Meitei Latin-Roman transliteration Roman equivalents Ruling heavenly bodies
1 ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯥꯢꯆꯤꯡ Nongmaiching ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯥꯢꯖꯤꯡ Nongmaijing Sunday Sun
2 ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧꯀꯥꯄ Ningthoukaapa ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧꯀꯥꯕ Ningthoukaaba Monday Moon
3 ꯂꯩꯄꯥꯛꯄꯣꯛꯄ Leipaakpokpa ꯂꯩꯕꯥꯛꯄꯣꯛꯄ Leibaakpokpa Tuesday Mars
4 ꯌꯨꯝꯁꯥꯀꯩꯁꯥ Yumsakeisa ꯌꯨꯝꯁꯀꯩꯁ Yumsakeisa Wednesday Mercury
5 ꯁꯥꯀꯣꯜꯁꯦꯟ Sakolsen ꯁꯒꯣꯜꯁꯦꯟ Sagolsen Thursday Jupiter
6 ꯏꯂꯥꯢ Eelai ꯏꯔꯥꯢ Eerai Friday Venus
7 ꯊꯥꯡꯆ Thaangcha ꯊꯥꯡꯖ Thaangja Saturday Saturn

Months

Ancient Meitei Latin-Roman transliteration Modern Meitei Latin-Roman transliteration Gregorian-Roman equivalents
ꯁꯆꯤꯐꯣꯢ (ꯆꯤꯟꯄꯤ) Sachiphoy (Chinpi) ꯁꯖꯤꯕꯨ Sajibu Apr-May
ꯀꯥꯟꯄꯤ Kaanpee ꯀꯥꯂꯦꯟ Kaalen May-Jun
ꯑꯁꯥꯎ Asaau ꯏꯉꯥ Ee-ngaa Jun-Jul
ꯍꯥꯂꯦꯡ Haaleng ꯏꯉꯦꯟ Ee-ngen Jul-Aug
ꯋꯥꯟꯇꯠ Waantat ꯊꯧꯋꯥꯟ Thouwaan Aug-Sept
ꯑꯆꯤꯠ (ꯂꯥꯡꯄꯟ) Achit (Laangpan) ꯂꯥꯡꯕꯟ Laangban Sept-Oct
ꯑꯥꯂꯦ (ꯃꯦꯂꯥ) Aale (Melaa) ꯃꯦꯔꯥ Meraa Oct-Nov
ꯆꯤꯛꯊꯝ (ꯍꯤꯌꯥꯡꯀꯩ) Chiktham (Hiyaangkei) ꯍꯤꯌꯥꯡꯒꯩ Heeyaangei Nov-Dec
ꯎꯟꯊꯝ Untham ꯄꯣꯢꯅꯨ Poinu Dec-Jan
ꯏꯟꯊꯝ Eentham ꯋꯥꯛꯆꯤꯡ Waakching Jan-Feb
ꯑꯁꯤꯠ (ꯐꯥꯢꯂꯦꯜ) Ashit (Phailel) ꯐꯥꯢꯔꯦꯜ Fairel Feb-Mar
ꯊꯥꯄꯤ Thaapee ꯂꯝꯇꯥ Lamtaa Mar-Apr

Important days

Important days fall in different times of a year according to Meitei calendar. Some are as follows in alphabetical order:

Governing body

The governing body of the traditional Meitei calendar is the "Kangleipak Calendar Board", which annually organizes meetings at which the annual calendar is published officially.[3] The SEACO (South East Asian Cultural Organization) also organizes annual conference to preserve the cultural and traditional calendar of Ancient Manipur.[4]

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