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santur

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سَنْتُور (santūr), of uncertain origin; sometimes suggested to be from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psaltḗrion, “psaltery”).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: սանթուր (santʻur) — type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
  • Chinese Mandarin: 桑圖爾 /桑图尔 (sāngtú'ěr) — type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
  • French: santur — type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
  • Greek: σαντούρι (santoúri) — type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
  • Hindi: संतूर (santūr) — type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
  • Japanese: サントゥール (santūru) — type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
  • Korean: 산투르 (santureu) — type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
  • Marathi: संतूर (santūr) — type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
  • Persian: سَنْتُور (santūr) — type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
  • Dari: سَنْتُور (santūr) — type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
  • Iranian Persian: سَنْتور (santur) — type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
  • Russian: санту́р (santúr) — type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
  • Serbo-Croatian: sàntūr — type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
  • Turkish: santur — type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music