Amavasya

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proper noun

A new moon in the Hindu calendar.

OriginSanskrit अमावस्या →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismA new moon in the Hindu calendar.

Origin

  1. Sanskritअमावस्या“day of the new moon”
  2. EnglishAmavasya

From Sanskrit अमावस्या (amāvasyā, “day of the new moon”).

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Translations

Bengali অমাবস্যা
  • অমাবস্যা (omabosśa)a new moon
Hindi अमावस्या
  • अमावस्या (amāvasyā)a new moon
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