tamasha

tamasha
A visual art form from Maharashtra, India, involving singing and dancing.

We had fine clothes, and feasting, and drum-beating, and fireworks let off in our village. It was a grand tamasha!


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  • tamasha — [tə mä′shə] n. [Hindustani < Ar tamāsha, a walking around] in India, a spectacle; show; entertainment …   English World dictionary

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  • tamasha — /teuh mah sheuh/, n. (in the East Indies) a spectacle; entertainment. [1680 90; < Urdu < Pers tamasha a stroll < Ar] * * * ▪ Indian folk drama       erotic form of Indian folk drama begun in the early 18th century in Mahārāshtra. In all other… …   Universalium

  • tamasha — ta•ma•sha [[t]təˈmɑ ʃə[/t]] n. pl. shas. (in S Asia) 1) raj a spectacle 2) raj commotion • Etymology: 1680–90; < Urdu < Pers tamāshā a stroll < Ar …   From formal English to slang

  • tamasha — /teuh mah sheuh/, n. (in the East Indies) a spectacle; entertainment. [1680 90; < Urdu < Pers tamasha a stroll < Ar] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tamasha Theatre Company — Tamasha is a British theatre company led by director Kristine Landon Smith and actor / playwright Sudha Bhuchar. The company was established in 1989 with a mission to bring contemporary drama of Asian influence to the British stage. Productions… …   Wikipedia

  • Tamasha — afrikanischer Name, Bedeutung: glückliche Begebenheit …   Deutsch namen

  • tamasha — [tə mα:ʃə] noun Indian a grand show, performance, or celebration, especially one involving dance. Origin via Pers. and Urdu from Arab. tamāšā walk about together …   English new terms dictionary

  • tamasha — /təˈmaʃə/ (say tuh mahshuh) noun 1. a form of popular theatre in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. 2. Indian English a spectacle. {Hindi tamāsā, from Persian, from Arabic} …  

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