Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holi

/ˈhoʊli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
holi
IPA
/ˈhoʊli/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Hindu festival, held in the spring, during which people throw coloured powders at each other during noisy street celebrations.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi होली (holī), from Sanskrit होला (holā).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: होली, होला

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhoʊli/
  • British English: /ˈhəʊliː/

Inflected Forms

Holis (plural)

Homonyms

holy wholly holey

Questions

How do you pronounce holi?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoʊli/.
What does holi mean?
A Hindu festival, held in the spring, during which people throw coloured powders at each other during noisy street celebrations.
Where does holi come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce holi

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