kathakali
French, noun\ka.ta.ka.li\
kathakali is spelled K-A-T-H-A-K-A-L-I (9 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written French, the 170,198th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kathakali is a French masculine noun meaning “kathakali” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Théâtre dansé originaire de l’état du Kerala dans le sud de l'Inde, et fixée en 1657 à partir de formes…”.
What does kathakali mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekathakali
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Théâtre dansé originaire de l’état du Kerala dans le sud de l'Inde, et fixée en 1657 à partir de formes traditionnelles, spectacle combinant le drame, la danse et la musique reconstituant des épisodes tirés des épopées hindoues, du Mahâbhârata, du Râmâyana ou de la vie de Krishna.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of kathakali
- kathakalis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce kathakali?
- \ka.ta.ka.li\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is kathakali in French?
kathakali appears about once in every 28 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).