கார்த்திகை

Tamil

Etymology

From Sanskrit कृत्तिका (kṛttikā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaːɾt̪ːɪɡɐɪ̯/

Noun

கார்த்திகை • (kārttikai)

  1. (Astronomy, Astrology) The 3rd nakṣatra
  2. the constellation Pleiades, part of mēṭa-rāci and iṭapa-rāci
  3. kārttika, the eighth month of the Hindu calendar
  4. (Hinduism) kārttika: the full-moon day in the month of Kārttikai when every house is beautifully lit with lamps.

Derived terms

See also

  • அங்கி (aṅki)

References

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