Purnima

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The full moon. The day (tithi) in each month in which the full moon occurs, and marks the division in each month between the two lunar fortnight in Hindu calendar.
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Word forms

Purnima

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पूर्णिमा (pūrṇimā, “full moon night”).

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