नाच

See also: नीचा and नीचे

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ṇacca), from Sanskrit नृत्य (nṛtya), which was originally नृत्त (nṛttá). 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 (nacô), Assamese নাচ (nas).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɑːt͡ʃ/, [näːt͡ʃ]

Noun

नाच • (nāc) m (Urdu spelling ناچ)

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

   Synonyms: नृत्य (nŕtya), रक़्स (raqs)

Declension

Declension of नाच (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नाच nāc	नाच nāc
oblique	नाच nāc	नाचों nācõ
vocative	नाच nāc	नाचो nāco

Related terms

• 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)

Descendants

• → English: nautch
• → Pashto: ناچ

References

• 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

Marathi

Etymology

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 (nacô), Bengali নাচ (nac), Assamese নাচ (nas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nat͡s/

Noun

नाच • (nāċ) m

1. dance, dancing

   Synonym: नृत्य (nŕtya)

Declension

Declension of नाच (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	नाच nāċ
direct plural	नाच nāċ
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	नाच nāċ		नाच nāċ
oblique सामान्यरूप	नाचा nāċā		नाचां- nāċān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	नाचाला nāċālā		नाचांना nāċānnā
ergative	नाचाने, नाचानं nāċāne, nāċāna		नाचांनी nāċānnī
instrumental	नाचाशी nāċāśī		नाचांशी nāċānśī
locative सप्तमी	नाचात nāċāt		नाचांत nāċāt
vocative संबोधन	नाचा nāċā		नाचांनो nāċānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of नाच (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	नाचाचा nāċāċā	नाचाचे nāċāċe	नाचाची nāċācī	नाचाच्या nāċācā	नाचाचे, नाचाचं nāċāċe, nāċāċa	नाचाची nāċācī	नाचाच्या nāċācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	नाचांचा nāċānċā	नाचांचे nāċānċe	नाचांची nāċāñcī	नाचांच्या nāċāncā	नाचांचे, नाचांचं nāċānċe, nāċānċa	नाचांची nāċāñcī	नाचांच्या nāċāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• 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 [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “नाच”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nr̥tya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [nät͡s]
• Phonetic Devanagari: नाच्

Noun

नाच • (nāc)

1. dance, dancing

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [nät͡sʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: न्āc्a

Etymology 2

Verb

नाच • (nāca)

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

References

• 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)‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “नाच”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar