sitar

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US/ˈsɪtɑɹ/US/sɪˈtɑɹ/

noun

A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.

OriginHindi सितार ← Urdu ستار ← Classical Persian سهتار →
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Meanings

sitar1

nounsitar (plural sitars)

plural sitars · alternative setar

  1. entertainmentA Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.

Sitar2

proper nounSitar (plural Sitars)

plural Sitars

  1. A surname.

Origin

sitar · noun

  1. Classical Persianسهتار
  2. Urduستار
  3. Hindiसितार
  4. Englishsitar

From Hindi सितार (sitār) / Urdu ستار (sitār), from Classical Persian سهتار (si-tār, literally “three strings”). Doublet of setar.

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Sitar · proper noun

  1. SlovakSitár
  2. CzechSitař
  3. SloveneSitar
  4. EnglishSitar

Borrowed from Slovene Sitar, Czech Sitař and Slovak Sitár, occupational surname from síto (“sieve, net”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 西塔爾琴 /西塔尔琴, 錫塔爾琴 /锡塔尔琴
  • 西塔爾琴 /西塔尔琴 (xītǎ'ěrqín)musical instrument
  • 錫塔爾琴 /锡塔尔琴 (xītǎ'ěrqín)musical instrument
Czech sitár
  • sitármusical instrument
Finnish sitar
  • sitarmusical instrument
French sitar
  • sitarmusical instrument
German Sitar
  • Sitarmusical instrument
Greek σιτάρ
  • σιτάρ (sitár)musical instrument
Hindi सितार
  • सितार (sitār)musical instrument
Irish siotár
  • siotármusical instrument
Japanese シタール
  • シタール (shitāru)musical instrument
Persian سهتار
  • سهتار (se-târ)musical instrument
Polish sitar
  • sitarmusical instrument
Portuguese sitar
  • sitarmusical instrument
Russian сита́р
  • сита́р (sitár)musical instrument
Spanish sitar, shitar
  • sitarmusical instrument
  • shitarmusical instrument
Swedish sitar
  • sitarmusical instrument

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sitar

areourtheirrcarstarmarfarbarguitarvaravatarcharpartarQatarMyanmarjarcigarcarrnoirharomardar
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Anagrams

stairTriasastirSartistriaariststiratisarRitsa
Cite this entry
APA

sitar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitar

MLA

“sitar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sitar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitar.

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