dandiya
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Shortened form of dandiya raas.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dandiya (plural dandiyas)
- A stick, representing a sword, used in the dandiya raas dance. [from 20th c.]
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 413:
- She started singing a traditional song as she raised her hands and struck her dandiyas on the beat.
- The music which accompanies this dance.