Meanings
nounsvirel (plural svirels)
plural svirels
- entertainmentAn old folk Russian wind instrument of the end-blown flute type.
Origin
- Russianсвире́ль
- Englishsvirel
From Russian свире́ль (svirélʹ).
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Bulgarian жале́йка
- жале́йка (žaléjka)an old folk Russian wind instrument
Polish żalejka
- żalejkaan old folk Russian wind instrument
Russian свире́ль, жале́йка
- свире́ль (svirélʹ)an old folk Russian wind instrument
- жале́йка (žaléjka)an old folk Russian wind instrument
- брёлка (brjólka)an old folk Russian wind instrument
- сопе́ль (sopélʹ)an old folk Russian wind instrument
- цевни́ца (cevníca)an old folk Russian wind instrument
Ukrainian сопі́лка, свирі́ль
- сопі́лка (sopílka)an old folk Russian wind instrument
- свирі́ль (svyrílʹ)an old folk Russian wind instrument
- свирі́лка (svyrílka)an old folk Russian wind instrument
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APA
svirel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/svirel
MLA
“svirel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/svirel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “svirel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/svirel.
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