"Purnima" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit पूर्णिमा (pūrṇimā, “full moon night”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|sa|पूर्णिमा||full moon night}} Borrowed from Sanskrit पूर्णिमा (pūrṇimā, “full moon night”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Purnima
  1. (Hinduism) The full moon. The day (tithi) in each month in which the full moon occurs, and marks the division in each month between the two lunar fortnight in Hindu calendar. Tags: Hinduism Translations (a full moon day): पूर्णिमा (pūrṇimā) [feminine] (Hindi), पूर्णिमा (pūrṇimā) [feminine] (Sanskrit), పూర్ణిమ (pūrṇima) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-Purnima-en-name-Xd489TNV Categories (other): Hinduism, Calendar Disambiguation of Calendar: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'a full moon day': 95 5
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
    Sense id: en-Purnima-en-name-Yh65jiPz Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 33 67
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