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tawaif meaning in Hindi

तवायफ़ tavāyaf

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Bangladesh/t̪ə.ʋɑː.ɪf/

tawaif in Hindi: तवायफ़ (tavāyaf). In English, tawaif means a professional courtesan serving the nobility, especially under the Mughal Empire; (derogatory).

Hindi words for tawaif

tawaif, courtesan
तवायफ़ tavāyaf

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 Hindi

What is the meaning of tawaif in Hindi?
Tawaif in Hindi is तवायफ़ (tavāyaf).
tawaif का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Tawaif: तवायफ़ (tavāyaf).
What does tawaif mean in English?
Tawaif means a professional courtesan serving the nobility, especially under the Mughal Empire; (derogatory).

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Hindi words from Wiktionary's Hindi entries whose English meaning is “tawaif”: तवायफ़. 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 Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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