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dombra

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A long-necked lute found in parts of Asia and Eastern Europe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Kazakh домбыра (dombyra) via Russian домбра́ (dombrá).

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Southern Altai: томра (tomra) — musical instrument
  • Azerbaijani: dombra — musical instrument
  • Bashkir: думбыра (dumbıra) — musical instrument
  • Chinese Mandarin: 冬不拉 (dōngbùlā) — musical instrument
  • Finnish: dombra — musical instrument
  • French: dombra — musical instrument
  • Kalmyk: домбр (dombr) — musical instrument
  • Kazakh: домбыра (dombyra) — musical instrument
  • Kyrgyz: домбра (dombra) — musical instrument
  • Mongolian: доомбор (doombor) — musical instrument
  • Russian: домбра́ (dombrá) — musical instrument
  • Tatar: думбыра (dumbıra) — musical instrument
  • Tibetan: ཏམྦུ་ར (tmbu ra) — musical instrument
  • Turkish: dombıra — musical instrument
  • Uyghur: دومبىرا (dombira) — musical instrument
  • Uzbek: doʻmbira — musical instrument