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tithi

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • India: /ˈt̪ɪt̪hɪ/
  • India: /ˈt̪ɪt̪hi/
  • /ˈtiːti/
  • /ˈtiːθi/

1

name

Meaning 1

A female given name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

The given name comes from India.

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

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: তিথি (tithi) — lunar day
  • German: Tithi — lunar day
  • Gujarati: તિથી (tithī) — lunar day
  • Hindi: तिथि (tithi) — lunar day
  • Japanese: ティティ (titi) — lunar day
  • Old Javanese: tithi — lunar day
  • Malayalam: തിഥി (tithi) — lunar day
  • Marathi: तिथी (tithī) — lunar day
  • Odia: ତିଥି (tithi) — lunar day
  • Pali: tithi — lunar day
  • Polish: tithi — lunar day
  • Russian: титхи́ (titxí) — lunar day
  • Sanskrit: तिथि (tithi) — lunar day
  • Tamil: திதி (titi) — lunar day
  • Telugu: తిథి (tithi) — lunar day
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