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gusle

/ˈɡʊslə/

gusle noun: a single-stringed lute-like musical instrument with a bowl-shaped body, held vertically in the lap and played with a bow, originating among the Slavic peoples in the Balkans, especially in the Dinarides region.

gusle: a single-stringed lute-like musical instrument with a bowl-shaped body, held vertically in the lap...
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Noun

gusle (plural gusles)

  1. A single-stringed lute-like musical instrument with a bowl-shaped body, held vertically in the lap and played with a bow, originating among the Slavic peoples in the Balkans, especially in the Dinarides region.
    • Songs of Brankovich's speed are sung to the strains of the gusle.1988, Milorad Pavić, translated by Christina Pribićević-Zorić, Dictionary of the Khazars, Vintage, published 1989, page 30
    Synonyms:
    lahuta

gusle meaning in Marathi and Indonesian

gusle in Marathi

single-stringed instrument
गुसले gusle

gusle in Indonesian

single-stringed instrument
gusle

Synonyms of gusle

  • lahuta

Forms of gusle

pluralgusles
alternative formgusla
alternative formguzla

Origin of gusle

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian gȕsle /гу̏сле. Doublet of gusli.

Words formed from gusle

Questions about gusle

What does gusle mean?
Gusle means a single-stringed lute-like musical instrument with a bowl-shaped body, held vertically in the lap and played with a bow, originating among the Slavic peoples in the Balkans, especially in the Dinarides region.
What is gusle in Marathi?
Gusle in Marathi is गुसले (gusle). See Gusle meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is gusle?
Gusle is a noun.
How do you pronounce gusle?
Gusle is pronounced /ˈɡʊslə/.
What is the plural of gusle?
The plural of gusle is gusles.

Words near gusle in the dictionary

  1. Gusiiland
  2. gusla
  3. guslar
  4. guslars
  5. guslas
  6. gusle
  7. Gusler
  8. Guslers
  9. gusles
  10. gusli
  11. guslis

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