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gusli

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A plucked psaltery-like string instrument, usually played on the lap and sometimes created with table legs so that the musician can play it seated next to the instrument, originating in ancient Russian music.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian гу́сли (gúsli).

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: гу́слі (húsli) — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Bulgarian: гу́сла (gúsla) — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Carpathian Rusyn: гу́слї (húslji) — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Catalan: gusla — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Chinese Mandarin: 古斯里琴 (gǔsīlǐqín) — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Czech: gusli — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Finnish: gusli — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • French: gousli — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Georgian: გუსლი (gusli) — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • German: Gusli — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Japanese: グースリ (gūsuri) — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Komi-Zyrian: гусли (gusľi) — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Korean: 구슬리 (guseulli) — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Macedonian: гусла (gusla) — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Marathi: गुसली (guslī) — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Eastern Mari: кӱсле (küsĺe) — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Western Mari: кӓрш (kärš) — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Polish: gusli — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Russian: гу́сли (gúsli) — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Serbo-Croatian: гу̏сле — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Serbo-Croatian: gȕsle — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Slovak: gusli — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Slovene: gusle — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Udmurt: крезь (kreź) — an ancient Russian musical instrument
  • Ukrainian: гу́слі (húsli) — an ancient Russian musical instrument