Bengali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नृत्य (nṛtya). Doublet of নাচা (naca), নাটক (naṭok) and নাট্য (naṭṭo).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /nɾit̪ːo/, [ˈnɾit̪ːoˑ], /nit̪ːo/, [ˈnit̪ːoˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /nɹit̪ːo/, [ˈnɹit̪ːoˑ], /nit̪ːo/, [ˈnit̪ːoˑ]
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Noun

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নৃত্য (nrittô)

  1. dance
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