Tihai
तिहाईHindiSay it: ti · haa · ee
- aa ee oo ē ō — long vowels: hold them twice as long
A phrase repeated three times to land on the first beat.
RhythmKathak
Meaning
A tihai is a rhythmic phrase stated three times in succession, calculated so the final syllable falls exactly on the sam. It is the standard way a Kathak passage resolves, and the moment of arrival is what draws the audience's response.