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jugalbandis

jugalbandis is the plural of jugalbandi.

Meaning of jugalbandi

Noun

jugalbandi (plural jugalbandis)

  1. (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia) a kind of duet in Indian classical music.
    • I was left to play my part, grudgingly, in the eternal jugalbandi of tourist life: ‘Boat, sir?’ ‘No, thank you.’ ‘Rickshaw, sir?’ ‘No, thank you.’2009, Geoff Dyer, Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi, Canongate, published 2015, page 226

Questions about jugalbandis

What is jugalbandis the plural of?
Jugalbandis is the plural of jugalbandi.

Words near jugalbandis in the dictionary

  1. jugae
  2. jugal
  3. jugalbandhi
  4. jugalbandhis
  5. jugalbandi
  6. jugalbandis
  7. jugale
  8. jugals
  9. jugary
  10. Jugashvili
  11. jugata

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