English Explanatory Dictionary

zurna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A double-reed outdoor wind instrument, usually accompanied by a davul (bass drum) in Anatolian folk music.

Word forms

zurna zurnas sorna sornai surnay surla zurla zournas zurma

Etymology

From Turkish zurna, from Ottoman Turkish زورنا (zurna), from Classical Persian سرنا (surnā); see there for more. Cognate with English horn, Latin cornu (“horn”).

Synonyms

shawm suona
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