તવાયફ
Gujarati edit
Alternative forms edit
- તાયફો (tāyapho)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian طوائف (tawāʼif), from Arabic طَوَائِف (ṭawāʔif), plural of طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ə.ʋɑ.jəpʰ/
Noun edit
તવાયફ • (tavāyaph) f
- (historical) tawaif, nautch, courtesan
- Synonym: રામજણી (rāmajṇī)
- (derogatory) whore, harlot
- Synonym: રંડી (raṇḍī)