# Deepavali

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. Diwali; the Hindu "festival of light" observed in October and November.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Sanskrit दीप (dīpa)
Sanskrit आवलि (āvali)
Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali)bor.
Tamil தீபாவளி (tīpāvaḷi)bor.
English Deepavali
Borrowed from Tamil தீபாவளி (tīpāvaḷi), from Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali, literally “row of lights”). Doublet of Diwali.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/deepavali