તવાયફ
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Gujarati
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- તાયફો (tāyapho)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian طوائف (tawāʼif), from Arabic طَوَائِف (ṭawāʔif), plural of طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ə.ʋɑ.jəpʰ/
Noun
[edit]તવાયફ • (tavāyaph) f
- (historical) tawaif, nautch, courtesan
- Synonym: રામજણી (rāmajṇī)
- (derogatory) whore, harlot
- Synonym: રંડી (raṇḍī)