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kamancheh

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A long-necked stringed instrument (a spike fiddle) with a bowl-shaped body, traditionally featuring three silk strings but now more often four metal ones, played with a bow, common among the peoples of the Caucasus, Anatolia and the Near East.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کمانچه (kamânče).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كَمَنجة (kamanja) — a stringed musical instrument
  • Armenian: քամանչա (kʻamančʻa) — a stringed musical instrument
  • Azerbaijani: kamança — a stringed musical instrument
  • Greek: κεμεντζές (kementzés) — a stringed musical instrument
  • Greek: λύρα (lýra) — a stringed musical instrument
  • Hindi: कमानचा (kamāncā) — a stringed musical instrument
  • Kumyk: каманча (kamança) — a stringed musical instrument
  • Laz: ჭილილი (ç̌ilili) — a stringed musical instrument
  • Macedonian: кемане (kemane) — a stringed musical instrument
  • Russian: кяманча́ (kjamančá) — a stringed musical instrument
  • Russian: кеманча́ (kemančá) — a stringed musical instrument
  • Turkish: kemençe — a stringed musical instrument
  • Uyghur: كامانچە (kamanche) — a stringed musical instrument