dilruba

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noun

A bowed string instrument of Indian origin, with a goatskin soundboard, sympathetic strings and twenty frets

OriginHindustani →
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Meanings

noundilruba (plural dilrubas)

plural dilrubas

  1. A bowed string instrument of Indian origin, with a goatskin soundboard, sympathetic strings and twenty frets

Origin

  1. Hindustani
  2. Englishdilruba

Borrowed from Hindustani دلربا / दिलरुबा (dilrubā).

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Translations

Hindi दिलरुबा
  • दिलरुबा (dilrubā)Instrument
Punjabi ਦਿਲਰੁਬਾ, دلربا
  • ਦਿਲਰੁਬਾ (dilrubā)Instrument
  • دلربا (dlrbā)Instrument
Urdu دلربا
  • دلرباInstrument

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

dilruba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilruba

MLA

“dilruba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilruba. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dilruba,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilruba.

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