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utai

utai noun: the singing that accompanies noh (classical Japanese drama).

Noun

utai (uncountable)

  1. The singing that accompanies noh (classical Japanese drama).

Origin of utai

Borrowed from Japanese 謡 (うたい, utai), eventually related to うたう (utau, “to sing”) and うた (uta, “song”).

Questions about utai

What does utai mean?
Utai means the singing that accompanies noh (classical Japanese drama).
What part of speech is utai?
Utai is a noun.

Words near utai in the dictionary

  1. Utahn
  2. Utahns
  3. Utahrd
  4. Utahrds
  5. Utahs
  6. utai
  7. utaka
  8. utamaroho
  9. utamawazo
  10. utas
  11. utasi

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