dandiya
English
Etymology
Shortened form of dandiya raas.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʌndi.ə/
Noun
dandiya (plural dandiyas)
- A stick, representing a sword, used in the dandiya raas dance. [from 20th c.]
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 413:
- She started singing a traditional song as she raised her hands and struck her dandiyas on the beat.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 413:
- The music which accompanies this dance.