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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali). Doublet of दिवाली (divālī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪iː.pɑː.ʋə.liː/,
Proper noun
दीपावली • (dīpāvalī) f (Urdu spelling دیپاولی)
- Diwali (annual Indian festival of lights)
- Synonyms: दिवाली (divālī), दीपाली (dīpālī)
2018, R.K. Sinha, Samay Ka Sach, Prabhat Prakashan, →ISBN, page 32:सिंगापुर में दीपावली के त्योहार को लेकर खास प्रबंध किया गया है। सिंगापुर में चलनेवाली मेट्रो को दीपावली के लिए खासतौर पर तैयार किया गया है।- siṅgāpur mẽ dīpāvlī ke tyohār ko lekar khās prabandh kiyā gayā hai. siṅgāpur mẽ calnevālī meṭro ko dīpāvlī ke lie khāstaur par taiyār kiyā gayā hai.
- Special arrangement has been made for the festival of Diwali in Singapore. The Metro that runs in Singapore has been specially readied for Diwali.
Declension
Declension of दीपावली (fem ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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दीपावली dīpāvalī
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दीपावलियाँ dīpāvaliyā̃
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oblique
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दीपावली dīpāvalī
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दीपावलियों dīpāvaliyõ
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vocative
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दीपावली dīpāvalī
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दीपावलियो dīpāvaliyo
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Descendants
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दीप”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दीपावली”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “दीपावली”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Hardev Bahri (2013) “दीपावली”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश [rājpāl hindī śabdakoś, Rajpal Hindi Dictionary], Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN
- “दीपावली”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN