English Explanatory Dictionary

Deepavali

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. Diwali; the Hindu "festival of light" observed in October and November.

Word forms

Deepavali

Etymology

Etymology tree Sanskrit दीप (dīpa) Sanskrit आवलि (āvali) Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali)bor. Tamil தீபாவளி (tīpāvaḷi)bor. English Deepavali Borrowed from Tamil தீபாவளி (tīpāvaḷi), from Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali, literally “row of lights”). Doublet of Diwali.

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