abhinaya

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit अभिनय (abhinaya, “acting, dramatic action”).

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbɪn.ə.jə/

Noun

abhinaya (plural abhinayas)

  1. (dance) Use of the face and hands, in an expressive manner, similar to the kathakali dance of India.[1]

Translations

References
  1. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 3

French

Noun

abhinaya m (plural abhinayas)

  1. abhinaya

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.biˈna.jɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.biˈna.ja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.biˈna.jɐ/ [ɐ.βiˈna.jɐ]

Noun

abhinaya f (uncountable)

  1. (dance) abhinaya (use of the face and hands in Indian dancing)
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