bharata natya
noun
bhar·a·ta na·tya
¦bər-ə-tə-ˈnä-tyə
variants or bharata natyam
¦bər-ə-tə-ˈnä-tyəm
: a traditional Indian dance formerly exclusively performed by devadasis compare kathak, kathakali, manipuri
Word History
Etymology
Sanskrit bharatanāṭya, literally, Bharata's dancing, from Bharata, a sage reputed to be the author of the Natyashastra, a manual of dramatic art + -nāṭya dramatic art, dancing
First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above
- shoulder strap
- shoulder to shoulder
- shoulder tuft
- shoulder weapon
- shoulder-clapper
- shoulder-high
- shoulder-hitter
- shoulder-length
- shoulder-of-mutton sail
- shoulder-striker
- shouldered
- shouldered arch
- shoulderer
- shoulderette
- shouldering
- shoulderings
- shoulders
- shouldest
- shouldn't
- out of nowhere
- out of one's depth
- out of one's element
- out of one's gourd
- out of one's hair
- out of one's hands