surla

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A form of zurna — A double-reed outdoor wind instrument, usually accompanied by a davul (bass drum) in Anatolian folk music.

OriginTurkish zurna ← Classical Persian سرنا →
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Meanings

nounsurla (plural surlas)

plural surlas

  1. alternativeentertainmentAlternative form of zurna.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianسرنا
  2. Turkishzurna“woodwind instrument”
  3. Englishsurla

A variant of Turkish zurna (“woodwind instrument”), from Classical Persian سرنا (surnā); see there for more. Cognate with English horn, Latin cornu (“horn”).

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