dandiya
/ˈdʌndɪjə/noun
उच्चारण डन्डिय
डांडिया
Core word
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[U]
a lively Indian folk dance in which people dance in pairs or circles striking small decorated sticks together, especially at Navratri
डांडिया
- Radhika enjoyed the dandiya night at the college.
- Dandiya is usually played after the garba.
- The streets were full of people dancing the dandiya during Navratri.
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- Everyone dressed in bright clothes for the dandiya night.
- The children learned the steps of dandiya from their elders.
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[C]
one of the pair of small decorated sticks used in this dance
डांडिया (नृत्य में प्रयुक्त छोटी सजी हुई छड़ी)
- Each dancer held a dandiya in either hand.
- She bought a new pair of dandiya sticks.
- He brought his own dandiya to the event.
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- A pair of painted dandiya sticks clicked in rhythm.
- The dandiya is held in both hands when you dance.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
play dandiya / dance dandiya
In Indian English, dandiya is played (the sticks are struck) or danced; play dandiya is the commoner phrase.
भारतीय English में dandiya 'खेला' जाता है (डंडे टकराए जाते हैं) या 'किया' जाता है; 'play dandiya' अधिक प्रचलित है।
- Radhika and her friends played dandiya every night of Navratri.
- The whole colony gathers to dance dandiya on the final night.
dandiya (the dance, uncountable) vs dandiya sticks (countable)
The dance is uncountable; the sticks are counted as a pair, a pair of dandiya sticks.
नृत्य uncountable है; डंडों को जोड़ी में गिना जाता है, 'a pair of dandiya sticks'।
- She bought a pair of decorated dandiya sticks.
- Dandiya is a high-energy folk dance of Gujarat.
dandiya + night / raas / event
Compounds with dandiya name the event: dandiya night, dandiya raas, dandiya competition.
Dandiya से बने compound शब्द आयोजन का नाम बताते हैं: dandiya night, dandiya raas, dandiya competition।
- The school organised a dandiya night for Navratri.
- A dandiya competition was held in the community hall.
dandiya + garba (difference in use)
Garba is danced in circles around a lamp or image, usually without sticks; dandiya uses sticks. The two are often performed on the same night.
Garba दीपक या मूर्ति के चारों ओर गोले में, प्रायः बिना डंडों के, किया जाता है; dandiya में डंडे होते हैं। दोनों प्रायः एक ही रात में किए जाते हैं।
- We danced garba first and then played dandiya after dinner.
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verb + dandiya
playdancelearnorganiseenjoy
- My cousin from Ahmedabad taught us how to play dandiya.
dandiya + noun
nightsticksraaseventsteps
- The dandiya sticks clicked together in perfect rhythm.
adjective + dandiya
energeticcolourfultraditionallivelypopular
- A traditional dandiya is performed in pairs and circles.
dandiya + festival words
NavratrigarbaDurga PujaGujaratfolk music
- Dandiya and garba are the heart of Navratri in Gujarat.
dandiya + verb
beginclickechospincontinue
- The sound of dandiya echoed through the colony until midnight.
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- The ground was full of dancers in bright chaniya cholis playing dandiya.
मैदान चटक चनिया-चोली पहने dandiya खेलते नर्तकों से भरा हुआ था।
- Radhika practised the dandiya steps in the evenings before Navratri.
राधिका ने नवरात्रि से पहले शामों में dandiya के कदमों का अभ्यास किया।
- In dandiya, partners strike each other's sticks to the beat of the dhol.
Dandiya में साथी ढोल की थाप पर एक-दूसरे के डंडे टकराते हैं।
- The dandiya sticks are often decorated with ribbons and small bells.
Dandiya के डंडे प्रायः रिबन और छोटी घंटियों से सजाए जाते हैं।
- Dandiya is performed in honour of the goddess Durga during the nine nights.
Dandiya नौ रातों में देवी दुर्गा के सम्मान में किया जाता है।
- Thousands of people filled the stadium for the dandiya event on the eighth night.
आठवीं रात के dandiya आयोजन के लिए हज़ारों लोगों ने स्टेडियम भर दिया।
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✗ Dandiya are played with two sticks.
✓ Dandiya is played with two sticks.
The dance name is singular, so the verb must be singular.
नृत्य का नाम singular है, इसलिए verb singular होना चाहिए।