tamasha
noun
tamasha is spelled T-A-M-A-S-H-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tamasha means “A visual art form from Maharashtra, India, involving singing and dancing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tamasha is tamashas.
How many letters and syllables are in tamasha?
| Letters | 7: T-A-M-A-S-H-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd 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 tamasha?
Tamasha appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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).
Forms of tamasha
- tamashas plural
- tomasha
- tumasha
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tamasha mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A visual art form from Maharashtra, India, involving singing and dancing.
- 2
Any traditional indigenous public ceremony.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tamasha come from?
Borrowed from Marathi तमाशा (tamāśā), from Classical Persian تماشا (tamāšā), ultimately from Arabic مَشَى (mašā, “to walk”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).