नाच

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ṇacca), from Sanskrit नृत्य (nṛtya). Also see नृत्यति (nṛtyati, “to dance”). Doublet of नृत्य (nŕtya). Cognate with Punjabi ਨਾਚ (nāc) / ناچ (nāc), Gujarati નાચ (nāc), Sindhi ناچُ / नाचु (nācu), Bengali নাচ (nac), Chakma 𑄚𑄌𑄴 (nāc), Odia ନାଚ (nāca), Assamese নাচ (nas).

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɑːt͡ʃ/,

नाच • (nāc) m (Urdu spelling ناچ)

1. dance
2. dancing
3. dance (a social occasion in which people dance)

   Synonyms: नृत्य (nŕtya), रक़्स (raqs)

• नाचना (nācnā)
• (to dance): नाच करना (nāc karnā)
• (to cause to dance, to lead in a dance, transitive form): नचाना (nacānā)
• (to cause to be danced): नचवाना (nacvānā)

• → English: nautch
• → Pashto: ناچ

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

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘰𑘓 (nāca), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ṇacca), from Sanskrit नृत्य (nṛtya), which was originally नृत्त (nṛttá). Doublet of नृत्य (nŕtya). Related to नाचणे (nācṇe). Cognate with Gujarati નાચ (nāc), Sindhi ناچُ / नाचु (nācu), Punjabi ਨਾਚ (nāc) / ناچ (nāc), Odia ନାଚ (nāca), Bengali নাচ (nac), Assamese নাচ (nas).

• IPA^(key): /nat͡s/

नाच • (nāċ) m

1. dance, dancing

   Synonym: नृत्य (nŕtya)

• Berntsen, Maxine, “नाच”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नाच”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “नाच”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nr̥tya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Inherited from Khasa Prakrit (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ṇacca)), from Sanskrit नृत्य (nṛtya), which was originally नृत्त (nṛttá). Doublet of नृत्य (nr̥tya).

• IPA^(key):
• Phonetic Devanagari: नाच्

नाच • (nāc)

1. dance, dancing

• IPA^(key):
• Phonetic Devanagari: न्āc्a

नाच • (nāca)

1. mid-respectful second-person singular imperative of नाच्नु (nācnu)

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nr̥tya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• “नाच”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “नाच”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar