धनतेरस

Hindi

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit धनत्रयोदशी (dhanatrayodaśī), the same as धन (dhan) +‎ तेरस (teras).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱən.t̪eː.ɾəs/, [d̪ʱɐ̃n̪.t̪eː.ɾɐs]

Proper noun

धनतेरस • (dhanteras) f

1. (Hinduism) Dhanteras (thirteenth lunar day of Krishna Paksha, and the start of Diwali; traditionally celebrated by buying metals)

Declension

Declension of धनतेरस (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धनतेरस dhanteras	धनतेरसें dhanterasẽ
oblique	धनतेरस dhanteras	धनतेरसों dhanterasõ
vocative	धनतेरस dhanteras	धनतेरसो dhanteraso