Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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Derived from Prakrit 𑀦𑀝𑁆 (naṭ), from Sanskrit नृत् (nṛt); see there for more.

Pronunciation

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Root

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नट् (naṭ)

  1. to dance, play
  2. to hurt or injure

Derived terms

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Primary Verbal Forms
Secondary Forms
Derived Nominal Forms

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “नट्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 525/2.
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 87
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 282