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thaka

Rhythmic syllable marking an end or conclusion.

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Meaning

Thaka is a rhythmic syllable (sollukattu) used in Indian classical dance and music. It typically appears as part of a concluding rhythmic phrase or sequence, known as a teermanam, signaling the end of a section or a piece. Dancers encounter it in the percussive vocalizations that accompany their movements, rather than in lyrical verses.

In the songs

  • Thathi ginnathum thaka

    Rhythmic ending phrase

    Aadal Nayagan · Madurai R. Muralidharan

  • Thathi ginnathum thaka

    Rhythmic ending phrase

    Aadal Nayagan · Madurai R. Muralidharan

  • thaka thaka thaam dhigi dhigi thai thakku dhikku thakkitta thom kitta kitta thagi dan

    Concluding rhythmic sequence (Teermanam).

    Natesha Kauthuvam · Traditional

  • nam gi kitta thaka dhikku tha tha tha tha

    Final rhythmic flourish.

    Natesha Kauthuvam · Traditional

Songs with this word

From the lyrics we hold — 2 songs.

  • Aadal Nayagan

    Madurai R. Muralidharan

    appears in 2 lines

  • Natesha Kauthuvam

    Traditional

    appears in 2 lines

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