Definition
Historically, a dancer or entertainer, particularly a courtesan or nautch dancer in India, also spelled ghawazee or similar variants.
Etymology
From Arabic/Urdu origin, related to 'ghazi' or 'dancer.' Colonial records used varying spellings for Indian court dancers and performers. The word reflects the gender-specific performance traditions of India.
Kelly Says
This word shows how colonial records misspelled and scrambled Indian cultural terms—the same performers might be called 'bayadere,' 'nautch girl,' or 'ghatwazi' depending on which colonial writer described them!
Translations
ARالعربية
راقصة مصرية
غَاتْوَازِي
BNবাংলা
রোমানা নৃত্যশিল্পী
গাত্বাযী
CACatalà
ballarina rom
ghat-va-zee
CSČeština
cigánská tanečnice
ghat-va-zee
DADansk
cigar-danserske
ghat-va-zee
DEDeutsch
Zigeuner-Tänzerin
ghat-va-zee
ELΕλληνικά
χορεύτρια Ρομά
γάτβαζι
ESEspañol
bailarina gitana
gah-tha-va-zee
FAفارسی
نर्तک روما
گاتوازی
FISuomi
roma-tanssija
ghat-va-zee
FRFrançais
danseuse gitane
gah-ta-va-zee
GUGU
રોમા નૃત્યકારી
ગાટવાજી
HAHA
danƙar Roma
ghat-wa-zee
HEעברית
רקדנית רומה
ג'אטוואזי
HIहिन्दी
बंजारा नर्तकी
घातवाजी
HUMagyar
cigány táncosnő
ghat-va-zee
IDBahasa Indonesia
penari Roma
ghat-wa-zee
IGIG
onye egwu Roma
ghat-wa-zee
ITItaliano
ballerina gitana
ghat-va-zee
KKKK
роман танецшы
гхат-вази
KMKM
ប្រពៃណី រ៉ូម៉ា
គាត់វាសី
MSBahasa Melayu
penari Roma
ghat-wa-zee
MYမြန်မာ
ရိုမာ ဒေါ်
ဂတ်ဝါစီ
NLNederlands
Roma-danseres
ghat-wa-zee
NONorsk
zigenerdanser
ghat-va-zee
PLPolski
tancerka cygańska
ghat-wa-zee
PTPortuguês
dançarina cigana
gah-tha-va-zee
RORomână
dansatoare gitane
ghat-va-zee
RUРусский
цыганская танцовщица
гхат-вази
SVSvenska
zigeners danserska
ghat-va-zee
SWKiswahili
mwanamziki wa Roma
ghat-wa-zee
TAதமிழ்
ரோமர் நடனக் கலைஞர்
காத்வாசி
TEతెలుగు
రోమరి నర్తకి
గాత్వాజీ
THไทย
นर्तกีโรมัน
กาทวาซี
TLTL
mang-aawit na Roma
ghat-wa-zee
TRTürkçe
Çingene dansçısı
gah-ta-va-zee
UKУкраїнська
циганська танцівниця
гхат-вазі
URاردو
رومنس ڈانسر
گھاتوازی
VITiếng Việt
Người múa Roma
gạt-wa-zi
YOYO
ọmọ ẹ̀rọ Romá
ghat-wa-zee
ZUZU
umculi waseRoma
ghat-wa-zee