ravanahatha
ravanahatha noun: an ancient bowed stringed instrument of India, Sri Lanka, and surrounding areas, possibly an ancestor of the violin.
Noun
ravanahatha (plural ravanahathas)
- An ancient bowed stringed instrument of India, Sri Lanka, and surrounding areas, possibly an ancestor of the violin.
ravanahatha meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
ravanahatha in Hindi
- stringed instrument
- रावण हत्था rāvaṇ hatthā
ravanahatha in Tamil
- stringed instrument
- இராவணகதா irāvaṇakatā
ravanahatha in Bengali
- stringed instrument
- রাবণহাতা rabonhata
ravanahatha in Kannada
- stringed instrument
- ರಾವಣಹಸ್ತ rāvaṇahasta
More languagesFewer languages
- ravanahatha in Punjabi
- ਰਾਵਣ ਹੱਥਾ rāvaṇ hatthā
- ravanahatha in Gujarati
- રાવણહથ્થો rāvaṇhaththo
- ravanahatha in Sinhala
- රාවණහත්ත rāwaṇahatta
Forms of ravanahatha
| plural | ravanahathas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ravanhatta |
| alternative form | rawanhattha |
| alternative form | ravanastron |
Origin of ravanahatha
Possibly borrowed from many Indic languages, most likely from Hindi रावण हत्था (rāvaṇ hatthā).
Questions about ravanahatha
- What does ravanahatha mean?
- Ravanahatha means an ancient bowed stringed instrument of India, Sri Lanka, and surrounding areas, possibly an ancestor of the violin.
- What is ravanahatha in Hindi?
- Ravanahatha in Hindi is रावण हत्था (rāvaṇ hatthā). See Ravanahatha meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ravanahatha?
- Ravanahatha is a noun.
- What is the plural of ravanahatha?
- The plural of ravanahatha is ravanahathas.
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