ectara

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noun

A one-stringed musical instrument from India.

OriginHindi एकतारा ← Classical Persian یکتار →
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Meanings

nounectara (plural ectaras)

plural ectaras

  1. A one-stringed musical instrument from India.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianیکتار
  2. Hindiएकतारा
  3. Englishectara

Borrowed from Hindi एकतारा (ektārā, literally “one-string”), ultimately from Classical Persian یکتار. Related to sitar.

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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