Deepavali

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Tamil தீபாவளி (tīpāvaḷi), from Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali, literally row of lights). Doublet of Diwali.

Proper noun[edit]

Deepavali

  1. (South India, Malaysia, Singapore) Diwali; the Hindu "festival of light" observed in October and November

Usage notes[edit]

See Diwali.