tithi
/ˈt̪ɪt̪ʰɪ/noun
tithi is a noun meaning “The lunar date based on the Hindu calendar. There are 30 tithis in each lunar month. Tithis begin at varying times of a solar day and vary in…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled T-I-T-H-I, and it appears about once in every 22 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Tithi, the name). The plural of tithi is tithis.
What does tithi mean?
noun
- 1
The lunar date based on the Hindu calendar. There are 30 tithis in each lunar month. Tithis begin at varying times of a solar day and vary in duration from approximately 19 to 26 hours.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce tithi?
- /ˈt̪ɪt̪ʰɪ/
- /ˈt̪ɪt̪ʰi/
- /ˈtiːti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of tithi
- tithis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is tithi?
Tithi appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Tithi, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Tithi in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lunar day:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Tithi |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does tithi come from?
From Sanskrit तिथि (tithi, “lunar day”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).