baglama
baglama noun: a seven-stringed musical instrument in various cultures around the eastern Mediterranean, with a pear-shaped body, and strings in double or sometimes triple courses.
Noun
baglama (plural baglamas)
- A seven-stringed musical instrument in various cultures around the eastern Mediterranean, with a pear-shaped body, and strings in double or sometimes triple courses.
- At the end of the room, as if behind an iconastasis of song, oud, baglamas, and a kind of hammered dulcimer called a santouri were being played without a break.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 945
- Synonyms:
- saz
Synonyms of baglama
Forms of baglama
| plural | baglamas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bağlama |
Origin of baglama
From Turkish bağlama, from bağlamak (“to tie”).
Words formed from baglama
Questions about baglama
- What does baglama mean?
- Baglama means a seven-stringed musical instrument in various cultures around the eastern Mediterranean, with a pear-shaped body, and strings in double or sometimes triple courses.
- What part of speech is baglama?
- Baglama is a noun.
- What is the plural of baglama?
- The plural of baglama is baglamas.
Words near baglama in the dictionary
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