name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
sitar
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noun
Meaning 2
A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.
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Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Meaning 3
a stringed instrument of India; has a long neck and movable frets; has 6 or 7 metal strings for playing and usually 13 resonating strings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: stringed instrument
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Slovene Sitar, Czech Sitař and Slovak Sitár, occupational surname from síto (“sieve, net”).
From Hindi सितार (sitār) / Urdu ستار (sitār), from Classical Persian سهتار (si-tār, literally “three strings”). Doublet of setar.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: սիտար (sitar) — musical instrument
- Chinese Mandarin: 西塔爾琴 /西塔尔琴 (xītǎ'ěrqín) — musical instrument
- Chinese Mandarin: 錫塔爾琴 /锡塔尔琴 (xītǎ'ěrqín) — musical instrument
- Czech: sitár — musical instrument
- Finnish: sitar — musical instrument
- French: sitar — musical instrument
- German: Sitar — musical instrument
- Greek: σιτάρ (sitár) — musical instrument
- Hindi: सितार (sitār) — musical instrument
- Irish: siotár — musical instrument
- Japanese: シタール (shitāru) — musical instrument
- Persian: سهتار (se-târ) — musical instrument
- Polish: sitar — musical instrument
- Portuguese: sitar — musical instrument
- Russian: сита́р (sitár) — musical instrument
- Spanish: sitar — musical instrument
- Spanish: shitar — musical instrument
- Swedish: sitar — musical instrument
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