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kargyraa

kargyraa noun: a deep form of Tuvan overtone singing.

Noun

kargyraa

  1. A deep form of Tuvan overtone singing
    • Mastery of throat-singing techniques like sygyt and kargyraa, the first an overtone-saturated whistling style, the second a deep, droning growl, are no longer the exclusive province of Mongolian tribesmen.2015 October 15, Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, “What’s That Sound? It’s Tough to Tell”, in New York Times

Origin of kargyraa

From Tuvan каргыраа (kargyraa).

Questions about kargyraa

What does kargyraa mean?
Kargyraa means a deep form of Tuvan overtone singing.
What part of speech is kargyraa?
Kargyraa is a noun.

Words near kargyraa in the dictionary

  1. Kargil
  2. Kargil District
  3. Kargilik
  4. Kargon
  5. Kargs
  6. kargyraa
  7. karhi
  8. karhis
  9. Karhy
  10. Kari
  11. Kari'na

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