Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nautanki

/nɔːˈtaŋki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
nau-tan-ki
IPA
/nɔːˈtaŋki/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of Indian folk theatre, based on folklore and mythological dramas with interludes of song and dance.

Uncountable

noun

An individual performance of this kind.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi नौटंकी (nauṭaṅkī), from the title of a play based on a Multani folktale, ‘The Musical Drama of Queen Nautanki’.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: नौटंकी

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /nɔːˈtaŋki/

Usage

Inflected Forms

nautankis (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce nautanki?
The recorded pronunciation is /nɔːˈtaŋki/.
What does nautanki mean?
A type of Indian folk theatre, based on folklore and mythological dramas with interludes of song and dance.
Where does nautanki come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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