ਦਿਵਾਲੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀻 (dīvālī), 𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀯𑀮𑀻 (dīvāvalī) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali), दीपावली (dīpāvalī). Doublet of ਦੀਪਾਵਲੀ (dīpāvalī).

Proper noun

ਦਿਵਾਲੀ • (divālī) f (Shahmukhi spelling دوالی)

  1. Diwali

Further reading

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦਿਵਾਲੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 324.
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