English Explanatory Dictionary

santur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music

Word forms

santur santurs santūr santour santouri santoor santir

Etymology

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

Related words

santoor
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