त्योहार

Hindi

Alternative forms

त्यौहार (tyauhār)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *तिथिवार (tithivāra) and older Hindi तेवहार (tevhār); cognate with Gujarati તહેવાર (tahevār).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪joː.ɦɑːɾ/, [t̪joː.ɦäːɾ]

Noun

त्योहार • (tyohār) m (Urdu spelling تہوار)

festival, celebration
Synonyms: उत्सव (utsav), मेला (melā)

दीवाली एक हिंदू त्यौहार है।
dīvālī ek hindū tyauhār hai.
Diwali is a Hindu festival.

Declension

Declension of त्योहार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	त्योहार tyohār	त्योहार tyohār
oblique	त्योहार tyohār	त्योहारों tyohārõ
vocative	त्योहार tyohār	त्योहारो tyohāro

Further reading

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “त्योहार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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