ناچ

Baluchi

Noun

ناچ • (nác)

dance

See also

چاپ‎ (cáp)

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ṇacca), from Sanskrit नृत्य (nṛtya), which was originally नृत्त (nṛttá). Also see नृत्यति (nṛtyati, “to dance”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɑːt͡ʃ/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /nɑːt͡ʃ/
Rhymes: -ɑːt͡ʃ

Noun

ناچ • (transliteration needed) m (Hindi spelling नाच)

dance, dancing
Synonym: رقص‎ (raqṣ)
dance (the occasion, or party)

Declension

Declension of ناچ
	singular	plural
direct	ناچ‎ (nāc)	ناچ‎ (nāc)
oblique	ناچ‎ (nāc)	ناچوں‎ (nācō̃)
vocative	ناچ‎ (nāc)	ناچو‎ (nācō)

Descendants

→ English: nautch
→ Pashto: ناچ‎ (nāc)

References

“ناچ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“ناچ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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