Etymology

baglama

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Today it means: A seven-stringed musical instrument in various cultures around the eastern Mediterranean, with a pear-shaped body, and strings in double or sometimes triple courses. Full definition →

Turkish bağlama
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  1. Turkish · borrowed frombağlama
  2. English todaybaglama

From Turkish bağlama, from bağlamak (“to tie”).

Words from the same roots

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