tanbur

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noun

In classical Turkish music, a long-necked, fretted, plucked lute, or various similar lutes of West and Central Asia.

OriginPersian تنبور →
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Meanings

nountanbur (plural tanburs)

plural tanburs · alternative tambur

  1. entertainmentIn classical Turkish music, a long-necked, fretted, plucked lute, or various similar lutes of West and Central Asia.

Origin

  1. Persianتنبور
  2. Englishtanbur

Borrowed from Persian تنبور (tanbur). Doublet of tabor and tambour.

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Translations

Arabic طنبور
  • طنبور (tanbūr)instrument
Finnish pitkäkaulaluuttu
  • pitkäkaulaluuttuinstrument
French tanbour
  • tanbourinstrument
Hindi तंबूरा, तानपूरा
  • तंबूरा (tambūrā)instrument
  • तानपूरा (tānpūrā)instrument
  • तुम्बुरु (tumburu)instrument
  • तुम्बुरी (tumburī)instrument
  • तुम्बरु (tumbaru)instrument
Persian تنبور
  • تنبور (tanbur)instrument
Romanian tambură
  • tamburăinstrument
Turkish tambur
  • tamburinstrument

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

turbannutbar
Cite this entry
APA

tanbur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanbur

MLA

“tanbur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanbur. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tanbur,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanbur.

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