Etymology

Deepavali

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Today it means: Diwali; the Hindu "festival of light" observed in October and November. Full definition →

Tamil தீபாவளி (tīpāvaḷi) ← Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali)
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  1. Sanskritदीप (dīpa)
  2. Sanskritआवलि (āvali)
  3. Sanskritदीपावलि (dīpāvali)
  4. Tamilதீபாவளி (tīpāvaḷi)
  5. English todayDeepavali

Borrowed from Tamil தீபாவளி (tīpāvaḷi), from Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali, literally “row of lights”). Doublet of Diwali.

Words from the same roots

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Diwali

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