sheng

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Chinese wind instrument, a free-reed mouth organ consisting of 13 or more bamboo pipes of various lengths, which are fixed at their bases in a wind chest made from a dried gourd (or, more recently, wood or chrome-plated brass).
name
  1. A Kenyan cant based on Swahili and English.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃʌŋ/ [ˈʃʰʌŋ] /ˈʃɛŋ/ [ˈʃʰɛŋ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sheng.wav /ˈʃɪŋ/ [ˈʃʰɪ̟ŋ]

Word forms

sheng shengs

Etymology

From Mandarin 笙 (shēng).

Related words

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