Ramadan

 
Pronunciation: /ˈramədan, ˌraməˈdan/
(also Ramadhan /-zan/)

noun

  • the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which strict fasting is observed from dawn to sunset.

Origin:

from Arabic ramaḍān, from ramaḍa 'be hot'. The lunar reckoning of the Muslim calendar brings the fast eleven days earlier each year, eventually causing Ramadan to occur in any season; originally it was supposed to be in one of the hot months