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 (divālī) / 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

1. (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
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “दिवाळी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dīpāvali”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press