नाच

See also: नीचा and नीचे

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ṇacca), from Sanskrit नृत्य (nṛtya), which was originally नृत्त (nṛttá). Also see नृत्यति (nṛtyati, “to dance”). Doublet of नृत्य (nŕtya). Cognate with Punjabi ਨਾਚ (nāc) / ناچ (nāc), Gujarati નાચ (nāc), Sindhi ناچُ / नाचु (nācu), Bengali নাচ (nac), Chakma 𑄚𑄌𑄴 (nāc), Odia ନାଚ (nacô), Assamese নাচ (nas).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɑːt͡ʃ/, [näːt͡ʃ]

Noun

नाच • (nāc) m (Urdu spelling ناچ)

  1. dance
  2. dancing
  3. dance (a social occasion in which people dance)
    Synonyms: नृत्य (nŕtya), रक़्स (raqs)

Declension
Declension of नाच (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct नाच
nāc		 नाच
nāc
oblique नाच
nāc		 नाचों
nācõ
vocative नाच
nāc		 नाचो
nāco
  • नाचना (nācnā)
  • (to dance): नाच करना (nāc karnā)
  • (to cause to dance, to lead in a dance, transitive form): नचाना (nacānā)
  • (to cause to be danced): नचवाना (nacvānā)

Descendants
  • → English: nautch
  • → Pashto: ناچ

References

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘰𑘓 (nāca), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ṇacca), from Sanskrit नृत्य (nṛtya), which was originally नृत्त (nṛttá). Doublet of नृत्य (nŕtya). Related to नाचणे (nācṇe). Cognate with Gujarati નાચ (nāc), Sindhi ناچُ / नाचु (nācu), Punjabi ਨਾਚ (nāc) / ناچ (nāc), Odia ନାଚ (nacô), Bengali নাচ (nac), Assamese নাচ (nas).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nat͡s/

Noun

नाच • (nāċ) m

  1. dance, dancing
    Synonym: नृत्य (nŕtya)

Declension
Declension of नाच (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular		 नाच
nāċ
direct
plural		 नाच
nāċ
singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा		 नाच
nāċ		 नाच
nāċ
oblique
सामान्यरूप		 नाचा
nāċā		 नाचां-
nāċān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी		 नाचाला
nāċālā		 नाचांना
nāċānnā
ergative नाचाने, नाचानं
nāċāne, nāċāna		 नाचांनी
nāċānnī
instrumental नाचाशी
nāċāśī		 नाचांशी
nāċānśī
locative
सप्तमी		 नाचात
nāċāt		 नाचांत
nāċāt
vocative
संबोधन		 नाचा
nāċā		 नाचांनो
nāċānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of नाच (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म		 feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		 neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		 oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन		 singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन		 singular*
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता		 नाचाचा
nāċāċā		 नाचाचे
nāċāċe		 नाचाची
nāċācī		 नाचाच्या
nāċācā		 नाचाचे, नाचाचं
nāċāċe, nāċāċa		 नाचाची
nāċācī		 नाचाच्या
nāċācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता		 नाचांचा
nāċānċā		 नाचांचे
nāċānċe		 नाचांची
nāċāñcī		 नाचांच्या
nāċāncā		 नाचांचे, नाचांचं
nāċānċe, nāċānċa		 नाचांची
nāċāñcī		 नाचांच्या
nāċāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “नाच”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नाच”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “नाच”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nr̥tya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Etymology 1

Inherited from Khasa Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ṇacca)), from Sanskrit नृत्य (nṛtya), which was originally नृत्त (nṛttá). Doublet of नृत्य (nr̥tya).

Pronunciation 1
  • IPA(key): [nät͡s]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: नाच्

Noun

नाच • (nāc)

  1. dance, dancing

Pronunciation 2
  • IPA(key): [nät͡sʌ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: न्āc्a

Verb

नाच • (nāca)

  1. mid-respectful second-person singular imperative of नाच्नु (nācnu)

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nr̥tya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • “नाच”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “नाच”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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