Etymology

tanbur

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Today it means: In classical Turkish music, a long-necked, fretted, plucked lute, or various similar lutes of West and Central Asia. Full definition →

Persian تنبور
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  1. Persian · borrowed fromتنبور
  2. English todaytanbur

Borrowed from Persian تنبور (tanbur). Doublet of tabor and tambour.

Words from the same roots

Persianتنبور all →

tamburatanpura

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