Diwali

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• Dewali, Divali

Borrowed from Hindi दिवाली (divālī), from Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali, literally “row of lights”), from दीप (dīpa, “light”) + आवलि (āvali, “series, line, row”). Doublet of Deepavali.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪˈwɑːli/, /dɪˈvɑːli/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɪˈwɑli/, /dɪˈvɑli/
• Rhymes: -ɑːli
• Hyphenation: Di‧wa‧li

Diwali (plural Diwalis)

1. (Hinduism) An annual festival of light, observed during several days in October and November.

The terms Diwali or Divali are more common in North India while Deepavali is more prevalent in South India due to the loaning of each term from local source languages. This difference extends to diaspora communities, with areas that have seen more migration from one region adopting that term for the festival.^[1]

• Festival of Lights
• Deepavali, Deepawali (more often used in Malaysia and Singapore)

• Divali

From Hindi दिवाली (divālī).

• IPA^(key): /diˈʋaː.li/

Diwali ?

1. (Hinduism) Diwali

•   Diwali on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Diwali m

1. Alternative form of Divali