dewadasi

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit देवदासी (devadāsī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛ.vaˈda.si/
  • Rhymes: -asi
  • Syllabification: de‧wa‧da‧si

Noun

dewadasi f (indeclinable)

  1. (Hinduism, historical) bayadère, devadasi (Hindu dancing-girl)
    Synonym: bajadera

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