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Tamil
Etymology
From Sanskrit कृत्तिका (kṛttikā).
Pronunciation
Noun
கார்த்திகை • (kārttikai)
- (Astronomy, Astrology) The 3rd nakṣatra
- the constellation Pleiades, part of mēṭa-rāci and iṭapa-rāci
- kārttika, the eighth month of the Hindu calendar
- (Hinduism) kārttika: the full-moon day in the month of Kārttikai when every house is beautifully lit with lamps.
Derived terms
- (solar months) சித்திரை (cittirai), வைகாசி (vaikāci), ஆனி (āṉi), ஆடி (āṭi), ஆவணி (āvaṇi), புரட்டாசி (puraṭṭāci), ஐப்பசி (aippaci), கார்த்திகை (kārttikai), மார்கழி (mārkaḻi), தை (tai), மாசி (māci), பங்குனி (paṅkuṉi) (Category: ta:Solar months)
See also
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “கார்த்திகை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press