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Deepavali

Deepavali proper noun: diwali; the Hindu "festival of light" observed in October and November.

Proper noun

Deepavali

  1. (India, Malaysia, Singapore, South) Diwali; the Hindu "festival of light" observed in October and November.
    • Diwali, also known as Deepavali and the Hindu “Festival of Lights,” is one of India's most widely celebrated holidays.2024 October 30, Chandelis Duster, “Millions of people celebrate Diwali this week. Here is what you should know”, in NPR
    • Diwali, which falls on Oct. 20 this year, is derived from the word “Deepavali,” which means “a row of lights.”2025 October 7, Deepa Bharath, “California makes Diwali an official statewide holiday”, in KCRA

Deepavali meaning in Tamil

Deepavali in Tamil

தீபாவளி

Origin of Deepavali

Borrowed from Tamil தீபாவளி (tīpāvaḷi), from Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali, literally “row of lights”). Doublet of Diwali.

Questions about Deepavali

What does Deepavali mean?
Deepavali means diwali; the Hindu "festival of light" observed in October and November.
What is Deepavali in Tamil?
Deepavali in Tamil is தீபாவளி. See Deepavali meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Deepavali?
Deepavali is a proper noun.

Words near Deepavali in the dictionary

  1. Deepa
  2. Deepak
  3. Deepaks
  4. Deepanjan
  5. Deepankar
  6. Deepavali
  7. Deepawali
  8. Deepcar
  9. Deepcut
  10. Deepdale
  11. Deepdene

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Deepavali (page history and authors); deepavali (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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