Meanings
nounektara (plural ektaras)
plural ektaras · alternative ectara
- A single-stringed string instrument of Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.
The fingers of her right hand were strumming an ektara.
1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 131
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA single-stringed string instrument of Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.
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Translations
Bengali একতারা
- একতারা (ektara)a one string instrument
Dutch ektar
- ektara one string instrument
Hindi इकतारा
- इकतारा (iktārā)a one string instrument
Punjabi ਇਕ ਤਾਰਾ
- ਇਕ ਤਾਰਾ (ika tārā)a one string instrument
Swedish ektar
- ektara one string instrument
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Cite this entry
APA
ektara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ektara
MLA
“ektara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ektara. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ektara,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ektara.
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