Meanings
plural esrajes · alternative esraaj
- A bowed string instrument of Indian origin, with a goatskin soundboard, sympathetic strings attached to a sitar-like neck, and twenty frets.
Sri Chinmoy is director of the United Nations meditation group. He is an author and a musician as well. Tonight at 7:30, he will work as a musician along with three or four choral groups and a number of instrumental units—he plays cello and esraj (a type of sitar) himself.
1976 May 28, “Weekender Guide”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, page C1Synonyms: Indian harp
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bowed string instrument of Indian origin, with a goatskin soundboard, sympathetic strings attached to a sitar-like neck, and twenty frets.
Origin
- Punjabiਇਸਰਾਜ
- Englishesraj
Borrowed from Punjabi ਇਸਰਾਜ (isarāj).
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esraj. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esraj
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