nautanki
/nɔːˈtaŋki/noun
nautanki is spelled N-A-U-T-A-N-K-I: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nautanki means “A type of Indian folk theatre, based on folklore and mythological dramas with interludes of song and dance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nautanki is nautankis.
How many letters and syllables are in nautanki?
| Letters | 8: N-A-U-T-A-N-K-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nautanki?
Nautanki appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce nautanki?
- UK /nɔːˈtaŋki/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of nautanki
- nautankis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nautanki mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of Indian folk theatre, based on folklore and mythological dramas with interludes of song and dance.
- 2
An individual performance of this kind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nautanki come from?
Borrowed from Hindi नौटंकी (nauṭaṅkī), from the title of a play based on a Multani folktale, ‘The Musical Drama of Queen Nautanki’.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).