Deepavali

English

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.

    Proper noun

    Deepavali

    1. (South India, Malaysia, Singapore) Diwali; the Hindu "festival of light" observed in October and November

    Usage notes

    See Diwali.

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