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ectara

ectara noun: a one-stringed musical instrument from India.

Noun

ectara (plural ectaras)

  1. A one-stringed musical instrument from India.

Forms of ectara

pluralectaras

Origin of ectara

Borrowed from Hindi एकतारा (ektārā, literally “one-string”), ultimately from Classical Persian یکتار. Related to sitar.

Questions about ectara

What does ectara mean?
Ectara means a one-stringed musical instrument from India.
What part of speech is ectara?
Ectara is a noun.
What is the plural of ectara?
The plural of ectara is ectaras.

Words near ectara in the dictionary

  1. ectad
  2. ectaheteromorph
  3. ectaheteromorphs
  4. ectal
  5. ectally
  6. ectara
  7. ectaras
  8. ectases
  9. ectasia
  10. Ectasian
  11. ectasias

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