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Dwadashi

Dwadashi proper noun: the twelfth lunar day (tithi) of the fortnight (paksha) of every month in the Hindu calendar.

Proper noun

Dwadashi

  1. (Hinduism) The twelfth lunar day (tithi) of the fortnight (paksha) of every month in the Hindu calendar.

Dwadashi meaning in Telugu and Sanskrit

Dwadashi in Telugu

a twelfth day
ద్వాదశి dvādaśi

Dwadashi in Sanskrit

a twelfth day
द्वादशी dvādaśī

Origin of Dwadashi

From Sanskrit द्वादशी (dvādaśī, “twelfth day in a lunar fortnight”).

Questions about Dwadashi

What does Dwadashi mean?
Dwadashi means the twelfth lunar day (tithi) of the fortnight (paksha) of every month in the Hindu calendar.
What is Dwadashi in Telugu?
Dwadashi in Telugu is ద్వాదశి (dvādaśi). See Dwadashi meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is Dwadashi?
Dwadashi is a proper noun.

Words near Dwadashi in the dictionary

  1. dw
  2. DW-MRI
  3. DWA
  4. dwaal
  5. dwaals
  6. Dwadashi
  7. dwaggies
  8. dwaggy
  9. dwagon
  10. dwagons
  11. DWAI

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