Category: ArtsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
নৃত্য
/nrityo/Roman
English meaning: Dance
Definition
The art of moving the body rhythmically to music. Bengali dance traditions include classical forms like Manipuri and Bharatnatyam performed in Bengal, folk forms like Chhau (martial dance), Gambhira, and the tradition of Tagore dance-dramas (Nrityanatya).
Example
“ছৌ নৃত্য বাংলার একটি বিশেষ লোকনৃত্য।”
In English: “Chhau dance is a special folk dance of Bengal.”
Synonyms
- নাচ
Literary Heritage
“আমার এই পথ চাওয়াতেই আনন্দ।”
/Amar ei path chaowatei ananda./
“My joy lies in this very longing for the path.”
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- Language
- বাংলা
- Bengali
- Script
- Bengali
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
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