Marathi edit

Etymology edit

Marathi verb set
नाचणे (nāċṇe)
नाचवणे (nāċavṇe)

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘰𑘓𑘜𑘹 (nācaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀇 (ṇaccaï), from Sanskrit नृत्यति (nṛtyati). Cognate to Konkani नाच्चे (nātsce).

Pronunciation edit

  • (formal) IPA(key): /nat͡s.ɳe/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /nat͡s.ɳə/

Verb edit

नाचणे (nāċṇe) (intransitive)

  1. to dance

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “नाचणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “नाचणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nŕ̊tyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press