English Explanatory Dictionary

shehnai

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ancient reeded woodwind instrument from India with a long slim body and bulbous sound bowl, with or without keys.

Word forms

shehnai shehnais shanai shenai

Etymology

From Hindi शहनाई (śahnāī), from Persian شهنای (šahnāi).

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