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tanbur

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

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noun

Meaning 1

In classical Turkish music, a long-necked, fretted, plucked lute, or various similar lutes of West and Central Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian تنبور (tanbur). Doublet of tabor and tambour.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: طنبور (tanbūr) — instrument
  • Azerbaijani: tənbur — instrument
  • Finnish: pitkäkaulaluuttu — instrument
  • French: tanbour — instrument
  • Gurani: تەمۊرە — instrument
  • Hindi: तंबूरा (tambūrā) — instrument
  • Hindi: तानपूरा (tānpūrā) — instrument
  • Hindi: तुम्बुरु (tumburu) — instrument
  • Hindi: तुम्बुरी (tumburī) — instrument
  • Hindi: तुम्बरु (tumbaru) — instrument
  • Persian: تنبور (tanbur) — instrument
  • Romanian: tambură — instrument
  • Serbo-Croatian: tànbūr — instrument
  • Turkish: tambur — instrument
  • Uyghur: تەمبۈر (tembür) — instrument