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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi नौटंकी (nauṭaṅkī), from the title of a play based on a Multani folktale, ‘The Musical Drama of Queen Nautanki’.
Pronunciation
Noun
nautanki (countable and uncountable, plural nautankis)
- (uncountable) A type of Indian folk theatre, based on folklore and mythological dramas with interludes of song and dance.
1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 25:‘Let your men make sure that this is done when no marriage party or nautanki troupe is in the vicinity.’
- (countable) An individual performance of this kind.