দেওয়ালি

Bengali

Alternative forms

• দিওয়ালি (diōẇali)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀻 (dīvālī), from Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali). Cognate to Assamese দেৱালী (dewali) and Hindi दिवाली (divālī). Doublet of দীপাবলি (dipaboli) and দীপালি (dipali).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪eo̯ali/, [ˈd̪eo̯aliˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪eo̯ali/, [ˈd̪eo̯aliˑ]

Proper noun

দেওয়ালি • (deōẇali)

1. (Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism) Diwali

   Synonyms: দীপাবলি (dipaboli), দীপালি (dipali), দীপোৎসব (dipōtśob)

Derived terms

• দেওয়ালি পোকা (deōẇali pōka, “moth”)