नाचणे

Marathi

Etymology

Marathi verb set
नाचणे (nāċṇe)
नाचवणे (nāċavṇe)

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘰𑘓𑘜𑘹 (nācaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀇 (ṇaccaï), from Sanskrit नृत्यति (nṛtyati). Cognate to Konkani नाच्चे (nātsce).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /nat͡s.ɳe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /nat͡s.ɳə/

Verb

नाचणे • (nāċṇe) (intransitive)

1. to dance

Derived terms

• नाच (nāċ, “the act of dancing”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “नाचणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नाचणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “नाचणे”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nŕ̊tyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press