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dandiya

UK/ˈdʌndi.ə/

dandiya noun: a stick, representing a sword, used in the dandiya raas dance.

Noun

dandiya (plural dandiyas)

  1. A stick, representing a sword, used in the dandiya raas dance.
    • She started singing a traditional song as she raised her hands and struck her dandiyas on the beat.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 413
  2. The music which accompanies this dance.

Forms of dandiya

pluraldandiyas

Origin of dandiya

Shortened form of dandiya raas.

Phrases with dandiya

Questions about dandiya

What does dandiya mean?
Dandiya means a stick, representing a sword, used in the dandiya raas dance.
What part of speech is dandiya?
Dandiya is a noun.
How do you pronounce dandiya?
Dandiya is pronounced /ˈdʌndi.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of dandiya?
The plural of dandiya is dandiyas.

Words near dandiya in the dictionary

  1. dandily
  2. dandiness
  3. dandiprat
  4. dandiprats
  5. dandis
  6. dandiya
  7. dandiya raas
  8. dandiyas
  9. dandizette
  10. dandizettes
  11. Dandjinou

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