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lute meaning in Sanskrit

तन्त्री tantrī

/l(j)uːt//lut/

lute in Sanskrit: तन्त्री (tantrī). In English, lute means a fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.

Sanskrit words for lute

stringed instrument
तन्त्री tantrī

English meaning of lute

  1. noun A fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.
  2. verb To play on a lute, or as if on a lute.
  3. noun Thick sticky clay or cement used to close up a hole or gap, especially to make something air-tight.
  4. noun A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.

Full definition of lute

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Questions about lute in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of lute in Sanskrit?
Lute in Sanskrit is तन्त्री (tantrī).
lute इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Lute: तन्त्री (tantrī).
What does lute mean in English?
Lute means a fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.

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