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noun
A dance in the Indian subcontinent, performed by professional dancing girls.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia, Sri-Lanka, historical, obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nauch, nautch dance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation
History
Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi नाच (nāc) / Urdu ناچ (nāc)), in turn derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ṇacca), ultimately derived from Sanskrit नृत्य (nṛtya), which was originally नृत्त (nṛttá) (also see नृत्यति (nṛtyati, “to dance”)).
