"Holi" meaning in English

See Holi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi होली (holī), from Sanskrit होली (holī). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|होली}} Hindi होली (holī), {{bor|en|sa|होली}} Sanskrit होली (holī) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Holi
  1. A Hindu festival, held in the spring, in which people throw coloured powders at each other during noisy street celebrations. Categories (topical): Hinduism Translations (Hindu festival): ফাঁকুৱা (phãkua) (Assamese), দৌল উৎসৱ (doul utxow) (Assamese), হলি (holi) (Assamese), দোলযাত্রা (dōlojatra) (Bengali), 侯丽节 (Chinese Mandarin), holi (Finnish), Holî [feminine] (French), Χόλι (Chóli) (Greek), હોળી (hoḷī) (Gujarati), होली (holī) [feminine] (Hindi), ഹോളി (hōḷi) (Malayalam), होळी (hoḷī) (Marathi), होली (holī) (Nepali), ହୋଲି (holi) (Odia), هولی (holi) (Persian), Holi [masculine] (Portuguese), ਹੋਲੀ (holī) (Punjabi), ہولی (holī) (Punjabi), होळी (hoḷī) (Rajasthani), Холи (Xoli) (Russian), होली (holī) (Sanskrit), හෝලි උත්සවය (hōli utsawaya) (Sinhalese), Holí (Slovak), ஹோலி (hōli) (Tamil), హోళీ (hōḷī) (Telugu), ہولی (holī) [feminine] (Urdu)

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      "roman": "holi",
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      "word": "ਹੋਲੀ"
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      "word": "హోళీ"
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