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Diwali en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /dɪˈwɑːli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /d̪ɪˈʋɑː.liː/ (India)
• /dɪˈwɑli/ (General-American)
• /dɪˈvɑli/ (General-American)
• /ˈd̪iː.ʋɑː.liː/ (India)
• /dɪˈvɑːli/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi दिवाली (divālī), from Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali, literally “row of lights”), from दीप (dīpa, “light”) + आवलि (āvali, “series, line, row”). Doublet of Deepavali.

Meanings

1. (Hinduism) An annual festival of light, observed during several days in October and November.
   • While Diwali is a major religious festival for Hindus, it is also observed by Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists. 2025 October 7, Deepa Bharath, “California makes Diwali an official statewide holiday”, in KCRA:
   • Around one billion people worldwide and across the U.S. will celebrate Diwali this week. 2024 October 30, Chandelis Duster, “Millions of people celebrate Diwali this week. Here is what you should know”, in NPR:

Forms

Synonyms

Deepawali · Festival of Lights · Kali Puja · Deepavali

Translations (74)

id Deepavali (Hindu festival of lights) · ml ദീപാവലി (Hindu festival of lights) · ne दीपावली (Hindu festival of lights) · pa دوالی (Hindu festival of lights) · bn দেওয়ালি (Hindu festival of lights) · pt Divali (Hindu festival of lights) · ta தீபாவளி (Hindu festival of lights) · fi divali (Hindu festival of lights) · gu દીપાવલી (Hindu festival of lights) · hi दीपमाली (Hindu festival of lights) · hi दीपावली (Hindu festival of lights) · sd دیاری (Hindu festival of lights) · ru Дипа́вали (Hindu festival of lights) · es Divali (Hindu festival of lights) · pa ਦਿਵਾਲੀ (Hindu festival of lights) · ru Дива́ли (Hindu festival of lights) · kok दिवाळी (Hindu festival of lights) · nl Divali (Hindu festival of lights) · ne तिहार (Hindu festival of lights) · sh Дивали (Hindu festival of lights) · my ဒေဝါလီ (Hindu festival of lights) · ur دوالی (Hindu festival of lights) · cmn 排燈節 /排灯节 (Hindu festival of lights) · ar دِيوَالِي (Hindu festival of lights) · da Divali (Hindu festival of lights) · hi दीपाली (Hindu festival of lights) · gu દિવાળી (Hindu festival of lights) · sh Divali (Hindu festival of lights) · mr दीपावली (Hindu festival of lights) · as দীপাৱলী (Hindu festival of lights) · fi deepavali (Hindu festival of lights) · tr Divali (Hindu festival of lights) · hi सुखरात्रि (Hindu festival of lights) · te దీపావళి (Hindu festival of lights) · fa دیپاولی (Hindu festival of lights) · pt Diwali (Hindu festival of lights) · sh Dipavali (Hindu festival of lights) · pa ਦੀਪਾਵਲੀ (Hindu festival of lights) · nl Diwali (Hindu festival of lights) · es Diwali (Hindu festival of lights) · pa دیپاولی (Hindu festival of lights) · hi दीवाली (Hindu festival of lights) · id Dipawali (Hindu festival of lights) · bg Дива́ли (Hindu festival of lights) · bn দীপাবলি (Hindu festival of lights) · mwr दियाळी (Hindu festival of lights) · fa دیوالی (Hindu festival of lights) · as দেৱালী (Hindu festival of lights) · uk Діпа́валі (Hindu festival of lights) · hi दीपावलि (Hindu festival of lights) · de Diwali (Hindu festival of lights) · ms Deepavali (Hindu festival of lights) · fi diwali (Hindu festival of lights) · or ଦୀପାବଳୀ (Hindu festival of lights) · hi देवाली (Hindu festival of lights) · hi दीपमालिका (Hindu festival of lights) · sa दीपावलि (Hindu festival of lights) · si දීපාවලි (Hindu festival of lights) · uk Діва́лі (Hindu festival of lights) · cmn 屠妖節 /屠妖节 (Hindu festival of lights) · ja ディーワーリー (Hindu festival of lights) · tcy ദീപാവളി (Hindu festival of lights) · fa دوالی (Hindu festival of lights) · mr दिवाळी (Hindu festival of lights) · sh Дипавали (Hindu festival of lights) · pa ਦੀਵਾਲੀ (Hindu festival of lights) · ga Díbheálaí (Hindu festival of lights) · ur دیپاولی (Hindu festival of lights) · my ဒီပါဝလီ (Hindu festival of lights) · kn ದೀಪಾವಳಿ (Hindu festival of lights) · sa दीपाली (Hindu festival of lights) · hi दिवाली (Hindu festival of lights) · hi दीपोत्सव (Hindu festival of lights) · es festival de las luces (Hindu festival of lights)