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ravanahatha

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An ancient bowed stringed instrument of India, Sri Lanka, and surrounding areas, possibly an ancestor of the violin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from many Indic languages, most likely from Hindi रावण हत्था (rāvaṇ hatthā).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: রাবণহাতা (rabonhata) — stringed instrument
  • Gujarati: રાવણહથ્થો (rāvaṇhaththo) — stringed instrument
  • Hindi: रावण हत्था (rāvaṇ hatthā) — stringed instrument
  • Kannada: ರಾವಣಹಸ್ತ (rāvaṇahasta) — stringed instrument
  • Punjabi: ਰਾਵਣ ਹੱਥਾ (rāvaṇ hatthā) — stringed instrument
  • Sinhalese: රාවණහත්ත (rāwaṇahatta) — stringed instrument
  • Tamil: இராவணகதா (irāvaṇakatā) — stringed instrument