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tanbur

tanbur

English

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Noun

tanbur (plural tanburs)

  1. (music) In Classical Turkish music, a long-necked, fretted, plucked lute. Also, various lutes of West and Central Asia.

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Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (tanbura), from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr), from Persian دنب بره (dünb-i bereh, lamb's tail).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tǎnbuːr/
  • Hyphenation: tan‧bur

Noun

tànbūr m (Cyrillic spelling та̀нбӯр)

  1. tanbur

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References

  • tanbur” in Hrvatski jezični portal