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nounA double-reed outdoor wind instrument, usually accompanied by a davul (bass drum) in Anatolian folk music.
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Origin
- Classical Persianسرنا
- Ottoman Turkishزورنا
- Turkishzurna
- Englishzurna
From Turkish zurna, from Ottoman Turkish زورنا (zurna), from Classical Persian سرنا (surnā); see there for more. Cognate with English horn, Latin cornu (“horn”).
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Chinese Mandarin 嗩吶 /唢呐
- 嗩吶 /唢呐 (suǒnà)musical instrument
Finnish zurna
- zurnamusical instrument
Greek ζουρνάς
- ζουρνάς (zournás)musical instrument
Lithuanian birbynė
- birbynėmusical instrument
Persian سرنا, سرنای
- سرنا (sornâ)musical instrument
- سرنای (sornây)musical instrument
- سورنای (surnây)musical instrument
Polish surma
- surmamusical instrument
Portuguese zurna
- zurnamusical instrument
Russian зурна́
- зурна́ (zurná)musical instrument
Spanish zurna
- zurnamusical instrument
Turkish zurna
- zurnamusical instrument
Vietnamese kèn Tàu, kèn bầu
- kèn Tàumusical instrument
- kèn bầumusical instrument
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APA
zurna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zurna
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“zurna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zurna. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zurna,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zurna.
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