English Explanatory Dictionary

kamancheh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long-necked stringed instrument (a spike fiddle) with a bowl-shaped body, traditionally featuring three silk strings but now more often four metal ones, played with a bow, common among the peoples of the Caucasus, Anatolia and the Near East.

Word forms

kamancheh kamanchehs kamencheh kamānche kamāncha kamancha kemancha kemenche kyamancha

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کمانچه (kamânče).

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