santur

English

Painting of a woman playing a santur.

Alternative forms

• santūr, santour, santouri, santoor, santir

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سَنْتُور (santūr), of uncertain origin; sometimes suggested to be from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psaltḗrion, “psaltery”).

Noun

santur (plural santurs)

1. (music) A type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music

Translations

type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music

• Armenian: սանթուր (hy) (santʻur)
• Hindi: संतूर m (santūr)
• Marathi: संतूर m (santūr)
• Persian:

  Dari: سَنْتُور (santūr)

  Iranian Persian: سَنْتور (santur)

  Classical Persian: سَنْتُور (santūr)

• Turkish: santur (tr)

See also

• santoor

 

Further reading

• santur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:santur on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Turáns, runs at, NuSTAR, Nuštar, Rutans, saturn, untars, Saturn, arnuts, Struan, unstar