Gujarati edit

Etymology edit

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).

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Proper noun edit

હોળી (hoḷīf

  1. (Hinduism) Holi