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), Oriya ନାଚ (nacô), Assamese নাচ (nas).

Pronunciation

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

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 (nrutya). Related to नाचणे (nācṇe). Cognate with Gujarati નાચ (nāc), Sindhi ناچُ‎ / नाचु (nācu), Punjabi ਨਾਚ (nāc) / ناچ‎ (nāc), Oriya ନାଚ (nacô), Bengali নাচ (nac), Assamese নাচ (nas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nat͡s/

Noun

नाच • (nāċ) m

1. dance, dancing

   Synonym: नृत्य (nrutya)

Declension

Declension of नाच (nāc)
direct singular	नाच nāc
direct plural	नाच nāc
	singular		plural
nominative	नाच nāc		नाच nāc
oblique	नाचा- nāċā-		नाचां- nāċāN-
dative	नाचाला nāċālā		नाचांना nāċāNnā
ergative	नाचाने nāċāne		नाचांनी nāċāNni
instrumental	नाचाशी nāċāśi		नाचांशी nāċāNśi
locative	नाचात nāċāt		नाचांत nāċāNt
vocative	नाचा nāċā		नाचांनो nāċāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of नाच
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	नाचाचा nāċāċā	नाचाचे nāċāce	नाचाची nāċāci	नाचाच्या nāċāca	नाचाचे, नाचाचं nāċāce, nāċāċa	नाचाची nāċāci	नाचाच्या nāċāca
plural subject	नाचांचा nāċāNċā	नाचांचे nāċāNce	नाचांची nāċāNci	नाचांच्या nāċāNca	नाचांचे, नाचांचं nāċāNce, nāċāNċa	नाचांची nāċāNci	नाचांच्या nāċāNca
* 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
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “नाच”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
• 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) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “नाच”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar