komuz

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noun

A stringed instrument (chordophone) played by plucking, with three strings and no frets, used throughout Central Asia but especially important as a national symbol of the Kyrgyz people.

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gopuz
OriginKyrgyz комуз ← Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ →
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Meanings

nounkomuz (plural komuzes)

plural komuzes · alternative khomus · alternative kopuz · alternative qomuz

  1. entertainmentA stringed instrument (chordophone) played by plucking, with three strings and no frets, used throughout Central Asia but especially important as a national symbol of the Kyrgyz people.

    Synonyms: gopuz

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA stringed instrument (chordophone) played by plucking, with three strings and no frets, used throughout Central Asia but especially important as a national symbol of the Kyrgyz people.

Similar
gopuz

Origin

  1. Proto-Turkic*kopuŕ
  2. Kyrgyzкомуз
  3. Englishkomuz

Borrowed from Kyrgyz комуз (komuz), from Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ. Doublet of kobza and cobza.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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