bandura
Syllables: ban·du·ra/bænˈdʊəɹə/US/bænˈduɹə/
bandura noun: a Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with a tear-shaped body, like an asymmetrical lute or a vertical zither, which is played with both hands while held upright on the lap.
Noun
bandura (plural banduras)
- A Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with a tear-shaped body, like an asymmetrical lute or a vertical zither, which is played with both hands while held upright on the lap.
- He touches the strings and pours forth a song descriptive of his live, his wanderings, his anguish, and is discovered by the magic tones of the bandura, his adventures, above all, by his voice and passionate fire.1871, [Nikolai Nikolaevich] Muraviev, “Return”, in Philipp Strahl, W[illiam] S[tephen] A[lexander] Lockhart, transl., Muraviev’s Journey to Khiva through the Turcoman Country, 1819–20. Translated...
- The whole night passed amid shouts, songs, and rejoicings; and the rising moon gazed long at troops of musicians traversing the streets with bandouras, flutes, round balalaikas, and the church choir, who were kept in the Setch to sing in church and glorify the deeds of the Zaporozhtzi.1886, Nikolaï Vasilievitch Gogol, chapter III, in Isabel F[lorence] Hapgood, transl., Taras Bulba [...] Translated from the Russian, New York, N.Y.: Thomas Y[oung] Crowell & Co. […], →OCLC, page 75
bandura meaning in Arabic
bandura in Arabic
- Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument
- باندورا
Examples of bandura in a sentence
- I have an old bandura hanging up on the wall in the hut.1887, Vladímir Korolénko, “The Forest Soughs. A Forest Legend.”, in Aline Delano, transl., The Vagrant and Other Tales, New York, N.Y....
- I will sing you a song if you will listen;' and he touched a string of the bandura.1913, Bernard Pares, Maurice Baring, Samuel N[orthrup] Harper, editors, The Russian Review: A Quarterly Review of Russian History...
- It was only at this time that bandura players emerged from underground.1988, Commission on the Ukraine Famine, quoting Oleksander Honcharenko (interviewee), “Appendix I: Translations of Selected Oral Histories...
- The bandura, a kind of zither, is unique to Ukraine and is considered the national instrument.1999 November, Alexis Kochan, Julian Kytasty, “Ukraine: The Bandura Played On”, in Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, and Richard Trillo...
Synonyms of bandura
Forms of bandura
| plural | banduras |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bandora |
| alternative form | bandoura |
Origin of bandura
Borrowed from Ukrainian банду́ра (bandúra), possibly through Italian pandura and Polish bandura, from Late Latin pandura (“musical instrument with three strings”), from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα (pandoûra, “three-stringed lute; zither”), perhaps from Lydian.
Words formed from bandura
Questions about bandura
- What does bandura mean?
- Bandura means a Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with a tear-shaped body, like an asymmetrical lute or a vertical zither, which is played with both hands while held upright on the lap.
- What is bandura in Arabic?
- Bandura in Arabic is باندورا. See Bandura meaning in Arabic.
- How do you use bandura in a sentence?
- I have an old bandura hanging up on the wall in the hut.
- What part of speech is bandura?
- Bandura is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bandura?
- Bandura is pronounced /bænˈdʊəɹə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bandura?
- The plural of bandura is banduras.
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