kathak

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noun

One of the eight classical dance forms of India.

OriginSanskrit कथा →
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Meanings

nounkathak (countable and uncountable, plural kathaks)

plural kathaks

  1. countableuncountableOne of the eight classical dance forms of India.

    But the differences go beyond this: as the narrator explained, kathak grew up in the royal courts while bharatanatyam emerged from the temples.

    2001 September 28, Kelly Kleiman, “Fight From the Inside”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

  1. Sanskritकथा“story”
  2. Englishkathak

From Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “story”).

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APA

kathak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kathak

MLA

“kathak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kathak. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kathak,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kathak.

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