The story
- Persian · derived fromسورنا
- English todaysuona
From the Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 嗩吶/唢呐 (suǒnà), from Persian سورنا (sornâ). Doublet of zurna and horn.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A traditional Chinese double-reeded horn with a distinctively loud and high-pitched sound. Full definition →