ദീവാളി

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi दिवाळे (divāḷe) or Hindi देवाला (devālā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪iːʋaːɭi/

Noun

ദീവാളി • (dīvāḷi)

1. bankruptcy

References

• Godavarma, K. (1946) “ദീവാളി”, in Indo-Aryan loanwords in Malayalam, Thiruvanathapuram: Head of department of Malayalam, page 17
• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ദീവാളി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co., page 506