Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Thai Scripts สงกรานต์(Thai) Pronounced Pron. /soŋ˩˩˦.ˈkraːn˧/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From the name of a festival celebrated in April that marks the beginning of the Thai New Year. The name itself ultimately comes from Sanskrit सङ्क्रान्ति (sankranti) meaning "the passage of a planet from one position to another".