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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kathak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
kathak
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the eight classical dance forms of India.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “story”).

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

kathaks (plural)

Questions

What does kathak mean?
One of the eight classical dance forms of India.
Where does kathak come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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