Meanings
plural topshurs
- entertainmentA plucked two-string lute traditionally used by the Altai people.
Favorite instruments of the Mongolians of Xinjiang are the matouqin, the sihu, the sanxian or three-stringed lute and the topshur.
1989, Ping Cheng, Xinjiang: The Land and the People, page 1271 more example
In these services, traditional instruments like the komus (mouth harp) and topshur (a two-stringed instrument), as well as well-established throat singing techniques, are often used.
2009, L. Broz, “Conversion to Religion? Negotiating Continuity and Discontinuity in Contemporary Altai.”, in Conversion after Socialism: Disruptions, Modernisms and Technologies of Faith in the Former Soviet Union
Origin
- Southern Altaiтопшуур
- Russianтопшу́р
- Englishtopshur
Borrowing from Russian топшу́р (topšúr), from Southern Altai топшуур (topšuur).
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Russian топшу́р
- топшу́р (topšúr)a plucked two-string lute
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topshur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/topshur
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