નચણુ

Kachchi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀇 (ṇaccaï), from Sanskrit નૃત્યતિ (nṛ́tyati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nət͡ʃ.ɳu/
• Hyphenation: નચ‧ણુ
• Rhymes: -u

Verb

નચણુ (nacṇu) (Khudawadi 𑋑𑋀𑋌𑋣, Perso-Arabic نَچْڻُ, Khojki 𑈞𑈎𑈘𑈯) (intransitive)

1. to dance

Derived terms

• પુડ઼મેં નચણુ (puṛmẽ nacṇu)

Further reading

• Shantibhai Purushottam Acharya (1966) “નચ્ણૂ”, in કચ્છી શબ્દાવલિ [kacchī śabdāvli, Kacchī Vocabulary] (in Gujarati), Ahmedabad: Navajivan Trust, page 50, column 1.
• Shantibhai Purushottam Acharya (1966) “nəcṇu”, in Segmental Phonemes of Kacchi, Ahmedabad: Gujarat University, page 35.
• S. R. Rohra (1965) “nəcṇu”, in Descriptive Analysis of Kachi (Kacchi), Poona, India: Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, page 377.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nŕ̊tyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 427