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tawaif meaning in Gujarati

તવાયફ tavāyaph

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Bangladesh/t̪ə.ʋɑː.ɪf/

tawaif in Gujarati: તવાયફ (tavāyaph). In English, tawaif means a professional courtesan serving the nobility, especially under the Mughal Empire; (derogatory).

Gujarati words for tawaif

tawaif, nautch, courtesan
તવાયફ tavāyaph

English meaning of tawaif

  1. noun A professional courtesan serving the nobility, especially under the Mughal Empire; (derogatory).
  2. noun Harlot, whore, prostitute.

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Questions about tawaif in Gujarati

What is the meaning of tawaif in Gujarati?
Tawaif in Gujarati is તવાયફ (tavāyaph).
tawaif નો ગુજરાતી અર્થ શું છે?
Tawaif: તવાયફ (tavāyaph).
What does tawaif mean in English?
Tawaif means a professional courtesan serving the nobility, especially under the Mughal Empire; (derogatory).

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Gujarati words from Wiktionary's Gujarati entries whose English meaning is “tawaif”: તવાયફ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: tawaif (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Gujarati words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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