त्यौहार

Hindi

Alternative forms

त्योहार (tyohār)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *तिथि-वार (*tithi-vāra) and older Hindi तेवहार (tevhār); cognate with Gujarati તહેવાર (tahevār).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪jɔː.ɦɑːɾ/, [t̪jɔː.ɦäːɾ]

Noun

त्यौहार • (tyauhār) m (Urdu spelling تہوار)

festival, celebration
Synonyms: उत्सव (utsav), मेला (melā)

दीवाली एक हिंदू त्यौहार है।
dīvālī ek hindū tyauhār hai.
Diwali is a Hindu festival.

Declension

Declension of *त्यौहार* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	त्यौहार tyauhār	त्यौहार tyauhār
oblique	त्यौहार tyauhār	त्यौहारों tyauhārõ
vocative	त्यौहार tyauhār	त्यौहारो tyauhāro

Further reading

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “त्यौहार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press