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dandiyas

dandiyas is the plural of dandiya.

Meaning of dandiya

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.

Questions about dandiyas

What is dandiyas the plural of?
Dandiyas is the plural of dandiya.

Words near dandiyas in the dictionary

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

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