sitar
Meanings
noun
- A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.
name
- A surname.
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Etymology
From Hindi सितार (sitār) / Urdu ستار (sitār), from Classical Persian سهتار (si-tār, literally “three strings”). Doublet of setar.
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