tambura

English
A tambura

Alternative forms

Etymology

Hindi तम्पूरा (tampūrā), from Persian تنبور‎ (“drum, cylinder”).

Noun

tambura (plural tamburas)

  1. (music) A type of long-necked lute-like stringed instrument found throughout the world but originating in the traditional music of India.
    • 2008 March 25, Allan Kozinn, “Neil Aspinall, Beatles’ Aide, Dies at 66”, in New York Times‎:
      He was among the singers in the celebratory chorus of “Yellow Submarine,” and he played tambura (an Indian drone instrument) on “Within You Without You,” harmonica on “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite” and percussion on “Magical Mystery Tour.”

Translations

See also
  • Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From tànbūr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tǎmbura/
  • Hyphenation: tam‧bu‧ra

Noun

tàmbura f (Cyrillic spelling та̀мбура)

  1. tambura, tambourine

Declension
Declension of tambura
singular plural
nominative tambura tambure
genitive tambure tambura
dative tamburi tamburama
accusative tamburu tambure
vocative tamburo tambure
locative tamburi tamburama
instrumental tamburom tamburama

References
  • “tambura” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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