હોળી

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀸 (holiyā), from Sanskrit होली (holī), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰawlaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰaw-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- (“to pour”). Cognate to Punjabi ਹੋੱਲੀ (hollī), Nepali होलि (holi), Bengali হোলি (hōli), Hindi होली (holī), and Marathi होळी (hoḷī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦo.ɭi/, /o̤ɭi/

Proper noun

હોળી • (hoḷī) f

1. (Hinduism) Holi