Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nautch

/nɔːtʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: nautch
IPA: /nɔːtʃ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dance in the Indian subcontinent, performed by professional dancing girls.

Indian usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"‘We will punish no one, no one,’ he repeated, ‘and in the evening we will give a great banquet with a nautch, and lovely girls shall shine on every side of the tank […].’"

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi नाच (nāc) / Urdu ناچ (nāc)), in turn derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ṇacca), ultimately derived from Sanskrit नृत्य (nṛtya), which was originally नृत्त (nṛttá) (also see नृत्यति (nṛtyati, “to dance”)).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: नाच, ناچ, 𑀡𑀘𑁆𑀘, नृत्य

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /nɔːtʃ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

nautches (plural)

Phrases

nautch girl

Synonyms

nauch nautch dance

Homonyms

notch (father-bother merger)

Questions

How do you pronounce nautch?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɔːtʃ/.
What does nautch mean?: A dance in the Indian subcontinent, performed by professional dancing girls.
Where does nautch come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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