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Kathakali in a sentence

Kathakali meaning

a spectacular lyric dance drama of southern India performed with acrobatic energy and highly stylized pantomime.

Using Kathakali

  • The main meaning on this page is: a spectacular lyric dance drama of southern India performed with acrobatic energy and highly stylized pantomime.
  • In the example corpus, kathakali often appears in combinations such as: with kathakali, of kathakali.

Context around Kathakali

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

margi 1× average 1× became 1× forms 1× although 1×

Often after:

performance 1× group 1× tradition 1× actor 1× bharatanatyam 1×

Sentence patterns with Kathakali

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

although kathakali is a 1× as is kathakali tradition when 1× by margi kathakali group from 1× do with kathakali 1× life of kathakali and dying 1× raja became kathakali when kottayam 1× style of kathakali 1× the average kathakali actor going 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after two months 1× although kathakali is 1× as is kathakali 1× for the average 1× he took elements 1× he would link 1×

Common sentence endings:

and sanskrit drama 1× behind a cloth 1× classical art forms 1× do with kathakali 1× of his own 1× on the mahabharata 1×

Words around Kathakali

Just before it in the word index:

kathak 18 katha 27 kath 47 katfish 2 katey 15 katete 5

Just after it in the word index:

kathaleen 2 kathanayakudu 4 katharevousa 7 katharina 15 katharine 110 katharyn 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Kathakali

  • In this selection, "kathakali" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, margi, average, became, performance, group and tradition stand out and add context to how "kathakali" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include although kathakali is a and as is kathakali tradition when. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kathakali" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kathakali

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He would link them to the mudras and style of Kathakali. (11 words)

After two months there, I didn’t want anything more to do with Kathakali. (14 words)

For the average Kathakali actor, going two years without a performance might be a worrying track record. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

The art of Ramanattam (composed by Kottarakkara Thampuran, who probably lived during the 1555-1605 period) and improved by Vettath Raja, became Kathakali when Kottayam Thampuran of Kannur composed four plays based on the Mahabharata. (35 words)

Although Kathakali is a dance drama and its literary form should more or less be modeled after the drama, there is nothing more in common between an Attakkatha and Sanskrit drama. (31 words)

The function began with a Kathakali performance by Margi Kathakali Group from Trivandrum which presented “Geetopadesham”, a performance based on the Bhagavad Gita. (23 words)

Example sentences (9)

The function began with a Kathakali performance by Margi Kathakali Group from Trivandrum which presented “Geetopadesham”, a performance based on the Bhagavad Gita.

As is Kathakali tradition, when “Pharaoh” is performed, John is led onto the stage, hidden behind a cloth.

For the average Kathakali actor, going two years without a performance might be a worrying track record.

He would link them to the mudras and style of Kathakali.

After two months there, I didn’t want anything more to do with Kathakali.

The art of Ramanattam (composed by Kottarakkara Thampuran, who probably lived during the 1555-1605 period) and improved by Vettath Raja, became Kathakali when Kottayam Thampuran of Kannur composed four plays based on the Mahabharata.

The video for their song Navarasam is a metaphor for the life of Kathakali and dying classical art forms.

He took elements from various forms — Kathakali, Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Manipuri, Odissi, and Kuchipudi — and created a style of his own.

Although Kathakali is a dance drama and its literary form should more or less be modeled after the drama, there is nothing more in common between an Attakkatha and Sanskrit drama.

Common combinations with kathakali

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kathakali" in a sentence?
An example: "The function began with a Kathakali performance by Margi Kathakali Group from Trivandrum which presented “Geetopadesham”, a performance based on the Bhagavad Gita." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "kathakali" from authentic English texts.
What does "kathakali" mean?
Kathakali means: a spectacular lyric dance drama of southern India performed with acrobatic energy and highly stylized pantomime.
How many example sentences with "kathakali" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "kathakali", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.