sarangi

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noun

A bowed string instrument used in the Hindustani classical music of North India.

OriginHindi सारंगी →
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Meanings

nounsarangi (plural sarangis)

plural sarangis

  1. entertainmentA bowed string instrument used in the Hindustani classical music of North India.

    A sarangi player set the tone and Kalavati began to sing in her sweet, melodious voce; mridangam and sitar accompanied her.

    2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 145

Origin

  1. Hindiसारंगी
  2. Englishsarangi

From Hindi सारंगी (sāraṅgī).

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Translations

Catalan sarangui
  • saranguiNorth Indian bowed string instrument
Hindi सारंगी
  • सारंगी (sāraṅgī)North Indian bowed string instrument
Punjabi ਸਾਰੰਗੀ
  • ਸਾਰੰਗੀ (sāraṅgī)North Indian bowed string instrument
Urdu سارنگی
  • سارنگی (sāraṅgī)North Indian bowed string instrument

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sangriaSinagrairgasansingaraNisargaAngiras
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