Deepavali
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Tamil தீபாவளி (tīpāvaḷi), from Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali, literally “row of lights”). Doublet of Diwali.
Proper noun edit
Deepavali
- (South India, Malaysia, Singapore) Diwali; the Hindu "festival of light" observed in October and November
Usage notes edit
See Diwali.