qachel
qachel noun: a small gong or bell used as a liturgical accompaniment in Ethiopian places of worship.
Noun
qachel (plural qachels)
- A small gong or bell used as a liturgical accompaniment in Ethiopian places of worship.
- Priest Ya’qob held a small metal gong called the qachel in one hand and the small metal stick with which it was struck in the other.1994, Kay Kaufman Shelemay, A Song of Longing: An Ethiopian Journey, University of Illinois Press, →ISBN, page 74
- The non-Jewish Ethiopian qachel differs from Beta Israel instruments. It is a small bell used for both religious and secular music of the orthodox Ethiopian Christian.2013, Tudor Parfitt, Emanuela Trevisan Semi, editors, The Jews of Ethiopia: The Birth of an Elite, Routledge, page ??
Forms of qachel
| plural | qachels |
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Questions about qachel
- What does qachel mean?
- Qachel means a small gong or bell used as a liturgical accompaniment in Ethiopian places of worship.
- What part of speech is qachel?
- Qachel is a noun.
- What is the plural of qachel?
- The plural of qachel is qachels.
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