violonçel

See also: violoncel

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian виолончель (violončelʹ).

Noun

violonçel (definite accusative violonçeli, plural violonçellər)

1. cello
   • 2019, Orxan Zeynallı (lyrics and music), “40-cı Paralel [The 40th Parallel]”‎^[1]performed by Orxan Zeynallı and Röya Miriyeva:

     Artıq donub əlləri, güclə dayanıb Cek,
     İstəmədim, batan gəmidə çalım violonçel.

     His hands are frozen already, Jack barely stands still,
     I didn’t want to play the cello in a drowning ship.