tithi

See also: Tithi

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit तिथि (tithi, “lunar day”).

Pronunciation
  • (Indian English) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ɪt̪ʰɪ/, /ˈt̪ɪt̪ʰi/
  • IPA(key): /ˈtiːti/, /ˈtiːθi/

Noun

tithi (plural tithis)

  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.

Translations

Anagrams

Old Javanese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ti.ti/
  • Rhymes: -ti, -i
  • Homophone: titi
  • Hyphenation: ti‧ti

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit तिथि (tithi).

Noun

tithi

  1. tithi: 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.
Descendants
  • → Balinese: ᬢᬶᬣᬶ (titi, “lunar date”)

Noun

tithi

  1. alternative spelling of atithi (“guest”)

Further reading
  • "tithi" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀢𑀺𑀣𑀺 (Brahmi script)
  • तिथि (Devanagari script)
  • তিথি (Bengali script)
  • තිථි (Sinhalese script)
  • တိထိ (Burmese script)
  • ติถิ (Thai script)
  • ᨲᩥᨳᩥ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຕິຖິ (Lao script)
  • តិថិ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄖𑄨𑄗𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तिथि (tithi).

Noun

tithi f

  1. lunar day
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