दिवाळी
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘟𑘲𑘪𑘰𑘯𑘲 (dīvāḷī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀻 (dīvālī), 𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀯𑀮𑀻 (dīvāvalī), from Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali). Compare Gujarati દિવાળી (divāḷī), Hindustani دِوالِی / दिवाली (divālī), Sindhi ڏِيَارِي / ॾियारी, Punjabi ਦਿਵਾਲੀ (divālī) / دِوالی (divālī), Maithili दिबाड़ी (dibāṛī) / 𑒠𑒱𑒥𑒰𑒛𑓃𑒲 (dibāṛī, “clay lamp”), Assamese দেৱালী (dewali).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪i.ʋa.ɭ̆i/, [d̪i.ʋa.ɭ̆iː]
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Noun
दिवाळी • (divāḷī) f
- (Hinduism) Diwali (festival of lights)
Derived terms
- दिवाळी पाडवा (divāḷī pāḍvā, “Balipratipada”)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “दिवाळी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “दिवाळी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “दिवाळी”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dīpāvali”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press