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Diwali

/d̪ɪˈʋɑː.liː/ India
/ˈd̪iː.ʋɑː.liː/ India
/dɪˈwɑːli/ UK
/dɪˈvɑːli/ UK
/dɪˈwɑli/ US
/dɪˈvɑli/ US

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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.

proper noun Diwalis · Dewali · Divali

Hinduism An annual festival of light, observed during several days in October and November. Around one billion people worldwide and across the U.S. will celebrate Diwali this week.
Similar: Festival of Lights, Deepavali, Deepawali, Kali Puja

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name Hindu festival of lights

Español	Diwali, Divali, festival de las luces
日本語	ディーワーリー Dīwārī
中文	屠妖節 /屠妖节 Túyāojié, 排燈節 /排灯节 Páidēngjié
हिन्दी	दिवाली divālī, दीवाली dīvālī, देवाली devālī, दीपावली dīpāvlī, दीपावलि dīpāvli, दीपाली dīpālī
Português	Diwali, Divali
Deutsch	Diwali
Русский	Дива́ли Diváli, Дипа́вали Dipávali
العربية	دِيوَالِي dīwālī

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@misc{diwali_2026,
  title = {Diwali},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/diwali},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}