krar
krar noun: a five-stringed, bowl-shaped lyre of Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Noun
krar (plural krars)
- A five-stringed, bowl-shaped lyre of Eritrea and Ethiopia.
- His playing, full of clustered filigree and loosely rendered rhythms, nods toward Ethiopia’s tradition of solitary folk playing, typically on the krar or the masinko, both stringed instruments.2018 February 20, Giovanni Russonello, “An African Funk Pioneer Gets a Second Chance on a Global Stage”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
Forms of krar
| plural | krars |
|---|---|
| alternative form | kraar |
Origin of krar
From Amharic ክራር (kərar).
Words formed from krar
Questions about krar
- What does krar mean?
- Krar means a five-stringed, bowl-shaped lyre of Eritrea and Ethiopia.
- What part of speech is krar?
- Krar is a noun.
- What is the plural of krar?
- The plural of krar is krars.
Words near krar in the dictionary
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