abhinaya

English edit

Etymology edit

Transliteration of Sanskrit अभिनय (abhinaya, “acting, dramatic action”).

Pronunciation edit

(US) IPA^(key): /əˈbɪn.ə.jə/

Noun edit

abhinaya (plural abhinayas)

(dance) Use of the face and hands, in an expressive manner, similar to the kathakali dance of India.^[1]

Translations edit

use of the face and hands in Indian dancing

Portuguese: abhinaya f

References edit

^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 3

French edit

Noun edit

abhinaya m (plural abhinayas)

abhinaya

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.biˈna.jɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.biˈna.ja/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.biˈna.jɐ/ [ɐ.βiˈna.jɐ]

Noun edit

abhinaya f (uncountable)

(dance) abhinaya (use of the face and hands in Indian dancing)

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