होली

See also: हेलि, हौले, हेलो, हाल, and हल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀸 (holiyā), from Sanskrit होला (holā, “Holi”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦoː.liː/
• Rhymes: -oːliː

Proper noun

होली • (holī) f (Urdu spelling ہولی)

1. Holi

   होली की शुभकामनाएँ ― holī kī śubhkāmnāẽ ― Happy Holi!

Declension

Declension of होली (sg-only fem ī-stem)

	singular
direct	होली holī
oblique	होली holī
vocative	होली holī

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “होली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hōlā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦoli]
• Phonetic Devanagari: होलि

Proper noun

होली • (holī)

1. Holi

Declension

Declension of होली
	Singular
nominative	होली [ɦoli]
accusative	होलीलाई [ɦoliläi]
instrumental/ergative	होलीले [ɦolile]
dative	होलीलाई [ɦoliläi]
ablative	होलीबाट [ɦolibäʈʌ]
genitive	होलीको [ɦoliko]
locative	होलीमा [ɦolimä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.