horsehead fiddle

noun

Any of several Tuvan and Mongolian traditional stringed instruments, especially the igil or the morin khuur, characterized by the head of a horse being carved into its headstock.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounhorsehead fiddle (plural horsehead fiddles)

plural horsehead fiddles · alternative horse-head fiddle · alternative horse head fiddle

  1. Any of several Tuvan and Mongolian traditional stringed instruments, especially the igil or the morin khuur, characterized by the head of a horse being carved into its headstock.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
igilmorin khuur

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 馬頭琴 /马头琴
  • 馬頭琴 /马头琴 (mǎtóuqín)musical instrument
Dutch paardenviool
  • paardenvioolmusical instrument
Finnish hevosenpääviulu
  • hevosenpääviulumusical instrument
Polish morin chuur
  • morin chuurmusical instrument
Cite this entry
APA

horsehead fiddle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsehead%20fiddle

MLA

“horsehead fiddle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsehead%20fiddle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horsehead fiddle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsehead%20fiddle.

Source: horsehead fiddle on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.