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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit देवदासी (devadāsī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛ.vaˈda.si/
- Rhymes: -asi
- Syllabification: de‧wa‧da‧si
Noun
dewadasi f (indeclinable)
- (Hinduism, historical) bayadère, devadasi (Hindu dancing-girl)
- Synonym: bajadera
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