abhinaya

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English

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit अभिनय (abhinaya, acting, dramatic action).

Pronunciation

Noun

abhinaya (plural abhinayas)

  1. (dance) Use of the face and hands, in an expressive manner, similar to the kathakali dance of India.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 , →ISBN), page 3

French

Noun

abhinaya m (plural abhinayas)

  1. abhinaya

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Noun

abhinaya f (uncountable)

  1. (dance) abhinaya (use of the face and hands in Indian dancing)