Every day in the week is explained and pronounced with different words in the other languages. The first day of the week, Sunday in Hindi is written as रविवार, and it is pronounced as “ravivaar.” The second day of the week, Monday in Hindi is written as सोमवार, and it is pronounced as “Somvar.” The third day of the week, Tuesday in Hindi is written as मंगलवार, and it is pronounced as “Mangalwar.” The fourth day of the week, Wednesday in Hindi is written as बुधवार, and it is pronounced as “Budhwar.” The fifth day of the week, Thursday in Hindi is written as गुरुवार, and it is pronounced as “Guruwar.” The sixth day of the week, Friday in Hindi is written as शुक्रवार, and it is pronounced as “Shukrawar.” The last and seventh day of the week, Saturday in Hindi is written as शनिवार, and it is pronounced as “Shaniwar or Shanivar.” The Hindi Language is used mainly in India and Click here to know the Public Holidays in India. The names of all the days in Hindi Language are listed in the simple table.
Days of the Week in Hindi
English | Hindi (English Pronunciation) | Hindi Translation |
Sunday | Raviwar | रविवार (First Day of the Week in Hindi) |
Monday | Somvar | सोमवार (Second Day of the Week in Hindi) |
Tuesday | Mangalwar | मंगलवार (Third Day of the Week in Hindi) |
Wednesday | Budhwar | बुधवार (Fourth Day of the Week in Hindi) |
Thursday | Guruwar | गुरुवार (Fifth Day of the Week in Hindi) |
Friday | Shukrawar | शुक्रवार (Sixth Day of the Week in Hindi) |
Saturday | Shaniwar, Shanivar | शनिवार (Seventh Day of the Week in Hindi) |
There are several opinions to explain how the 7-days in the week are originated. Initially, Babylonian astrologers around 700 BCE assigned the planet gods to the days in the week. Then, Romans changed the names of the week with their planet gods in the ancient Roman Calendar. Later, Germanic and Norse people also changed the names with the names of their gods. As per the rules of the International Standard ISO 8601, Monday is the first day of the week and then it is followed by the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Even though it is the international standard, some of the countries like United States of America, Canada, Australia, India and much more countries consider Sunday as the first day of the week. The names for the seven days in the week came from the Roman Calendar and each day relates to 7 celestial bodies: the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
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