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svirel

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An old folk Russian wind instrument of the end-blown flute type.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Russian свире́ль (svirélʹ).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: свірэ́ль (svirélʹ) — an old folk Russian wind instrument
  • Belarusian: жале́йка (žaljéjka) — an old folk Russian wind instrument
  • Bulgarian: жале́йка (žaléjka) — an old folk Russian wind instrument
  • Polish: żalejka — an old folk Russian wind instrument
  • Russian: свире́ль (svirélʹ) — an old folk Russian wind instrument
  • Russian: жале́йка (žaléjka) — an old folk Russian wind instrument
  • Russian: брёлка (brjólka) — an old folk Russian wind instrument
  • Russian: сопе́ль (sopélʹ) — an old folk Russian wind instrument
  • Russian: цевни́ца (cevníca) — an old folk Russian wind instrument
  • Ukrainian: сопі́лка (sopílka) — an old folk Russian wind instrument
  • Ukrainian: свирі́ль (svyrílʹ) — an old folk Russian wind instrument
  • Ukrainian: свирі́лка (svyrílka) — an old folk Russian wind instrument