Amavasya

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Amavasya

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From Sanskrit अमावस्या (amāvasyā, “day of the new moon”).

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Hinduism A new moon in the Hindu calendar.

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हिन्दी	अमावस्या amāvasyā

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@misc{amavasya_2026,
  title = {Amavasya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amavasya},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}