bharatanatyam
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A form of classical dance originating in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Example Sentences
- "Bharatanatyam is the most geometrically multidirectional of the Indian genres — in the nritta sections, Ms. Balasubramanian turned in quick succession to address right, left, behind, ahead, above and below, as well as various diagonals — and the sharp transitions are often not just exciting but also powerfully expressive of the dancer’s setting herself within a larger context."
- "When I was five or six years old, I watched my cousins perform Bharatanatyam dance while I vacationing in Canada."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: भृ