santur

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noun

A type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music

OriginClassical Persian سَنْتُور ← Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον →
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Meanings

nounsantur (plural santurs)

plural santurs · alternative santūr · alternative santour · alternative santouri · alternative santoor · alternative santir

  1. entertainmentA type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
yangqin

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψαλτήριον“psaltery”
  2. Classical Persianسَنْتُور
  3. Englishsantur

Borrowed from Classical Persian سَنْتُور (santūr), of uncertain origin; sometimes suggested to be from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psaltḗrion, “psaltery”).

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Translations

Arabic سَنْطُور, سَنْطِير
  • سَنْطُور (sanṭūr)type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
  • سَنْطِير (sanṭīr)type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
Chinese Mandarin 桑圖爾 /桑图尔
  • 桑圖爾 /桑图尔 (sāngtú'ěr)type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
French santur
  • santurtype of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
Greek σαντούρι
  • σαντούρι (santoúri)type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
Hindi संतूर
  • संतूर (santūr)type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
Japanese サントゥール
  • サントゥール (santūru)type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
Korean 산투르
  • 산투르 (santureu)type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
Russian санту́р
  • санту́р (santúr)type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
Turkish santur
  • santurtype of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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