Etymology

Purnima

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Sanskrit पूर्णिमा
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromपूर्णिमा“full moon night”
  2. English todayPurnima

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

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