"tamasha" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tamashas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Marathi तमाशा (tamāśā), from Classical Persian تماشا (tamāšā), ultimately from Arabic مَشَى (mašā, “to walk”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mr|तमाशा}} Marathi तमाशा (tamāśā), {{der|en|fa-cls|تماشا|tr=tamāšā}} Classical Persian تماشا (tamāšā), {{der|en|ar|مَشَى|t=to walk}} Arabic مَشَى (mašā, “to walk”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tamasha (countable and uncountable, plural tamashas)
  1. A visual art form from Maharashtra, India, involving singing and dancing. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): India
    Sense id: en-tamasha-en-noun-5lOHHtyY Disambiguation of India: 87 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24
  2. (colonial India, historical) Any traditional indigenous public ceremony. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tamasha-en-noun-97sDrEjy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tomasha, tumasha

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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