Holi
/ˈhəʊliː/US/ˈhoʊli/
Holi proper noun: a Hindu festival, held in the spring, during which people throw coloured powders at each other during noisy street celebrations.
Proper noun
Holi (plural Holis)
- A Hindu festival, held in the spring, during which people throw coloured powders at each other during noisy street celebrations.
- At the Hoolie or Spring Festival, which happened in March, the Sepoys came round in procession, and exhibited anautch for our amusement in front of our bungalow, and a sort of play, the performers enacting the part of wild beasts.1830, Anne Katharine Curteis Elwood, Narrative of a Journey Overland from England, page 229
Holi meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Holi in Hindi
- Hindu festival
- होली holī
Holi in Tamil
- Hindu festival
- ஹோலி hōli
Holi in Marathi
- Hindu festival
- होळी hoḷī
Holi in Urdu
- Hindu festival
- ہولی holī
More languagesFewer languages
- Holi in Bengali
- দোলযাত্রা dōlojatra
- Holi in Telugu
- హోళీ hōḷī
- Holi in Malayalam
- ഹോളി hōḷi, ഹോലി hōli
- Holi in Punjabi
- ਹੋਲੀ holī, ہولی holī
- Holi in Gujarati
- હોળી hoḷī
- Holi in Odia
- ହୋଲି holi
- Holi in Sanskrit
- होला holā
- Holi in Sinhala
- හෝලි උත්සවය hōli utsawaya
- Holi in Assamese
- ফাঁকুৱা phãkua, দৌল উৎসৱ doul utxow, হলি holi
- Holi in Nepali
- होली holī
- Holi in Malay
- Holi
- Holi in Persian
- هولی holi
Forms of Holi
| plural | Holis |
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Origin of Holi
Borrowed from Hindi होली (holī), from Sanskrit होला (holā).
Questions about Holi
- What does Holi mean?
- Holi means a Hindu festival, held in the spring, during which people throw coloured powders at each other during noisy street celebrations.
- What is Holi in Hindi?
- Holi in Hindi is होली (holī). See Holi meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Holi?
- Holi is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Holi?
- Holi is pronounced /ˈhəʊliː/ (UK).
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Source and license
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