Etymology

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Today it means: A one-stringed musical instrument from India. Full definition →

Hindi एकतारा ← Classical Persian یکتار
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The story

  1. Classical Persian · derived fromیکتار
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromएकतारा
  3. English todayectara

Borrowed from Hindi एकतारा (ektārā, literally “one-string”), ultimately from Classical Persian یکتار. Related to sitar.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.