Etymology

kacapi

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Today it means: A box zither with an open bottom, played by plucking, originating in traditional Sundanese music, especially tembang sunda and pantun sunda. Full definition →

Sundanese kacapi
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  1. Sundanese · borrowed fromkacapi“zither”
  2. English todaykacapi

Borrowed from Sundanese kacapi (“zither”).

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