gyil
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English
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Pronunciation
[edit]- /ˈdʒɪlə/ or /ˈdʒiːl/
Noun
[edit]gyil (plural gyils)
- (music) A pentatonic instrument of Africa, resembling a xylophone.
- 2009 May 10, The New York Times, “Sounds Both Eclectic and Electric”, in New York Times[1]:
- “Dust Dances” (1994), the vigorous opening work here, is the fruit of a four-month visit to Ghana, where Mr. Bermel studied the gyil, an African xylophone.