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Ekadashi

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

Proper noun

Ekadashi

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

Ekadashi meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

Ekadashi in Hindi

eleventh day
एकादशी ekādśī, ग्यारस gyāras

Ekadashi in Tamil

eleventh day
ஏகாதசி ēkātaci

Ekadashi in Marathi

eleventh day
एकादशी ekādśī

Ekadashi in Bengali

eleventh day
একাদশী ekadośi
More languagesFewer languages
Ekadashi in Telugu
ఏకాదశి ēkādaśi
Ekadashi in Malayalam
ഏകാദശി ēkādaśi
Ekadashi in Kannada
ಏಕಾದಶಿ ēkādaśi
Ekadashi in Gujarati
અગિયારસ agiyāras
Ekadashi in Odia
ଏକାଦଶୀ ekādaśi
Ekadashi in Sanskrit
एकादशी ekādaśī
Ekadashi in Nepali
एकादशी ekādaśī

Origin of Ekadashi

From Sanskrit एकादशी (ekādaśī, “eleventh day in a lunar fortnight”).

Questions about Ekadashi

What does Ekadashi mean?
Ekadashi means the eleventh day (tithi) of the lunar fortnight (paksha) of every lunar month in the Hindu calendar.
What is Ekadashi in Hindi?
Ekadashi in Hindi is एकादशी (ekādśī), ग्यारस (gyāras). See Ekadashi meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Ekadashi?
Ekadashi is a proper noun.

Words near Ekadashi in the dictionary

  1. ekaaluminum
  2. ekaboron
  3. ekacaesium
  4. Ekachakra
  5. Ekadanta
  6. Ekadashi
  7. ekagrata
  8. ekaha
  9. Ekalaka
  10. Ekalavya
  11. ekalead

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