Purnima

P3U1R1N1I1M3A1

proper noun

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.

OriginSanskrit पूर्णिमा →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismThe 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.
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Origin

  1. Sanskritपूर्णिमा“full moon night”
  2. EnglishPurnima

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

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Translations

Hindi पूर्णिमा
  • पूर्णिमा (pūrṇimā)a full moon day

Rhymes & wordplay

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