Diwali

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An annual festival of light, observed during several days in October and November.

Pronunciation

/d̪iˈʋɑli/ /dɪˈwɑːli/ /dɪˈvɑːli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Diwali.wav /dɪˈwɑli/ /dɪˈvɑli/

Word forms

Diwali Diwalis Dewali Divali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi दिवाली (divālī), from Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali, literally “row of lights”), from दीप (dīpa, “light”) + आवलि (āvali, “series, line, row”). Doublet of Deepavali.

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