தீவாளி

Tamil

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Sanskrit दीप (dīpa)
    Sanskrit आवलि (āvali)
    Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali)bor.
    Tamil தீபாவளி (tīpāvaḷi)
    Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali)
    Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀻 (dīvālī)
    Hindi दिवाली (divālī)bor.
    English Diwaliinflu.
    Tamil தீவாளி (tīvāḷi)

    Corruption of தீபாவளி (tīpāvaḷi),[1] usage further reinforced by English Diwali.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /t̪iːʋaːɭɪ/, [t̪iːʋaːɭi], /d̪iːʋaːɭɪ/, [d̪iːʋaːɭi]
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    Proper noun

    தீவாளி • (tīvāḷi) (often Spoken Tamil)

    1. alternative form of தீபாவளி (tīpāvaḷi)

    References

    1. ^ University of Madras (1924–1936), “தீவாளி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
    • “தீவாளி”, in அகராதி: தமிழ் → ஆங்கில அகரமுதலி [Agarathi: Tamil → English Dictionary], 2023
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