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thumri

/ˈθʊmri/noun

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ठुमरी (उपशास्त्रीय गायन शैली)

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    [C/U]

    a light classical style of Hindustani vocal music, usually about love, often linked with kathak dance

    ठुमरी (उपशास्त्रीय गायन शैली)

    • Girija Devi was known as the queen of thumri.
    • She sang a thumri in raag Khamaj.