Category: ArtsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

नृत्य

/nritya/Roman

English meaning: Dance

Nepali Definition

(नेपाली)

नृत्य भनेको संगीतको तालमा शरीरको अभिव्यञ्जनापूर्ण गतिविधि हो। नेपालमा नेवारी मुखौटा लाखे नाच, तामाङ सेलो र पर्वहरूमा प्रदर्शन गरिने शास्त्रीय नृत्यनाटकजस्ता विविध नृत्य परम्परा छन्।

English Definition

Expressive movement of the body to music. Nepal has diverse dance traditions including the Newari masked Lakhe dance, Tamang Selo, and classical dance-dramas performed during festivals.

Example

लाखे नाच नेवारी संस्कृतिको पहिचान हो।

In English: Lakhe dance is the identity of Newari culture.

Synonyms

  • नाच

Literary Heritage

कलाको सौन्दर्य मन बाँध्छ, आत्मालाई उचाल्छ।

/kalāko saundarya mana bāṃdhcha, ātmālāī ucālcha./

The beauty of art binds the heart and lifts the soul.

Laxmi Prasad Devkota · Mahakavi (Great Poet) · 1909–1959

Muna Madan

Muna Madan, Canto 1 — Devkota's meditation on artistic beauty and human elevation

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Language
नेपाली
Nepali
Script
Devanagari
Family
Indo-Aryan
Speakers
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