नृत्य

See also: नित्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नृत्य (nṛtya). Doublet of नाच (nāc).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɾɪt̪.jə/, [nɾɪt̪.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɪt̪jᵊ

Noun

नृत्य • (nŕtya) m (Urdu spelling نرت) (formal)

1. dance; dancing

   Synonym: नाच (nāc)

Declension

Declension of नृत्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नृत्य nŕtya	नृत्य nŕtya
oblique	नृत्य nŕtya	नृत्यों nŕtyõ
vocative	नृत्य nŕtya	नृत्यो nŕtyo

Derived terms

• नृत्य-नाट्य (nŕtya-nāṭya)
• नृत्य-संगीत (nŕtya-saṅgīt)
• नृत्यकार (nŕtyakār)
• नृत्यशाला (nŕtyaśālā)
• लोकनृत्य (loknŕtya)

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “नृत्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “नृत्य”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha