Amara's Thesaurus 1.2.5

1.2.5

## Female impersonator dancer in drama (3), Courtesan (1) ##
(1.7.429) bhrakuṃsaśca bhrukuṃsaśca bhrūkuṃsaśceti nartakaḥ
(1.7.430) strīveṣadhārī puruṣo nāṭyoktau gaṇikāñjukā

## Female impersonator dancer in drama (3), Courtesan (1) ##
(1.7.429) *Bhrakuṃsa*, *bhrukuṃsa*, and *bhrūkuṃsa* refer to a male dancer
(1.7.430) dressed in woman's attire; in dramatic speech, a courtesan is called *ajjukā*.