Etymology

tamasha

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Today it means: A visual art form from Maharashtra, India, involving singing and dancing. Full definition →

Marathi तमाशा ← Classical Persian تماشا ← Arabic مَشَى
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromمَشَى“to walk”
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromتماشا
  3. Marathi · borrowed fromतमाशा
  4. English todaytamasha

Borrowed from Marathi तमाशा (tamāśā), from Classical Persian تماشا (tamāšā), ultimately from Arabic مَشَى (mašā, “to walk”).

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