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jig meaning in Nepali

जिग

UK/d͡ʒɪɡ/

jig in Nepali: जिग, जिग गर्न. In English, jig means a light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.

Nepali words for jig

जिग, जिग गर्न

English meaning of jig

  1. noun A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.
  2. noun A lively dance in 6/8 (double jig), 9/8 (slip jig) or 12/8 (single jig) time; a tune suitable for such a dance. By extension, a lively traditional tune in any of these time signatures. Unqualified, the term is usually taken to refer to a double (6/8) jig.
  3. noun A dance performed by one or sometimes two individual dancers, as opposed to a dance performed by a set or team.
  4. noun A type of lure consisting of a hook molded into a weight, usually with a bright or colorful body.

Full definition of jig

jig in a sentence

  • Cutting circles out of pinewood is best done with a compass-style jig.
  • The guests were jigging around on the dance floor.

Synonyms of jig

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Questions about jig in Nepali

What is the meaning of jig in Nepali?
Jig in Nepali is जिग, जिग गर्न.
jig को नेपाली अर्थ के हो?
Jig: जिग, जिग गर्न.
What does jig mean in English?
Jig means a light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.

Source and license

Nepali words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “jig”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: jig (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Nepali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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