Etymology

Ekadashi

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Today it means: The eleventh day (tithi) of the lunar fortnight (paksha) of every lunar month in the Hindu calendar. Full definition →

Sanskrit एकादशी
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromएकादशी“eleventh day in a lunar fortnight”
  2. English todayEkadashi

Borrowed from Sanskrit एकादशी (ekādaśī, “eleventh day in a lunar fortnight”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.