Sanskrit · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Gaayaki

गायकी

said gaa-ya-kee

also written: gayaki, gaayaki

Meaning

The art and individual style of singing; a vocalist's distinctive manner of rendering a raga.

Literally: From gayak, singer; the singer's art.

Related words

A singer, vocalist.

A poetic idea, fancy or conceit — the imaginative thought a verse sets out to capture.

A melodic mode or framework of Indian classical music; also passion or attachment.