नाच

See also: नीचा and नीचे

Hindi

Etymology

From , 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), 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. a dance (a social occasion in which people dance)

   Synonyms: नृत्य (nŕtya), रक़्स (raqs)

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

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Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi 𑘡𑘰𑘓 (nāca), from , 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).

Noun

नाच • (nāc) m

1. dance, dancing

   Synonym: नृत्य (nŕtya)

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

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Nepali

Etymology

From , from Sanskrit नृत्य (nṛtya), which was originally नृत्त (nṛttá). Doublet of नृत्य (nr̥tya).

Noun

नाच • (nāc)

1. dance, dancing

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nr̥tya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press