Definition
A street performer or acrobat in South Asia who entertains audiences with tricks, juggling, or other displays of skill.
Etymology
From Hindi बाज़िगर (bāzīgar), derived from Persian بازیگر (bāzī-gar), literally meaning 'player' or 'one who plays' (from بازی bāzī 'play, game' + گر -gar 'doer'). The word entered European languages through trade and colonial contact with India.
Kelly Says
Medieval European travelers encountering Indian street performers were so fascinated that they borrowed the word directly—it shows how performance art created a cultural bridge across continents long before the internet!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስፋ አርቲስት
ባ ż EE ጋር
ARالعربية
فنان شارع
باذيغار
BNবাংলা
সড়কের শিল্পী
বাজিগার
CACatalà
artista de carrer
ba-zi-gar
CSČeština
ulicní umělec
bazigar
DADansk
gadekunstner
bazigar
DEDeutsch
Straßenkünstler
bah-zee-gar
ELΕλληνικά
εικαστικός του δρόμου
ba-zee-gar
ESEspañol
artista callejero
bah-zee-gar
FAفارسی
هنرمند خیابانی
باژیگار
FISuomi
katukuvataiteilija
bazigar
FRFrançais
artiste de rue
bah-zee-gar
HAHA
mawakin titin
ba-zi-gar
HIहिन्दी
सड़क कलाकार
बाजीगर
HUMagyar
utcai művész
bazigar
IDBahasa Indonesia
seniman jalanan
ba-zi-gar
IGIG
onye na-ese ihe n'okporo
ba-zi-gar
ITItaliano
artista di strada
bah-zee-gar
KKKK
көше өнертасы
базыгар
MRMR
शिवार्याचे कलाकार
बाजीगर
MSBahasa Melayu
pelukis jalanan
ba-zi-gar
MYမြန်မာ
လမ်းအကျယ် အဆင့်
ဘာဇီဂါ
NLNederlands
straatartiest
ba-zee-gar
NONorsk
gatekunstner
bazigar
PAPA
ਸੜਕ 'ਤੇ ਕਲਾਕਾਰ
ਬਾਜੀਗਾਰ
PLPolski
artysta ulicznego
bazigar
PTPortuguês
artista de rua
bah-zee-gar
RORomână
artist stradal
bazigar
RUРусский
уличный артист
базигар
SVSvenska
gatukünstler
bazigar
SWKiswahili
msanii wa barabarani
ba-zi-gar
TAதமிழ்
சாலைக் கலைஞர்
பஜீகர்
TEతెలుగు
స్థలం కళాకారుడు
బాజీగారు
THไทย
ศิลปินทางเท้า
บาจีการ์
TLTL
mang-a-arte sa lansangan
ba-zi-gar
TRTürkçe
sokak sanatçısı
ba-zi-gar
UKУкраїнська
вуличний художник
базигар
URاردو
سڑک کے فنکار
باجیگار
VITiếng Việt
nghệ sĩ đường phố
ba-zi-gar
YOYO
olùṣìṣẹ̀ ọ̀wọ́
ba-zi-gar
ZUZU
umculi weziko
ba-zi-gar