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trumpet meaning in Sanskrit

बकुर bakura

/ˈtɹʌmpɪt/

trumpet in Sanskrit: बकुर (bakura), गोविषाणिक (goviṣāṇika). In English, trumpet means a musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.

Sanskrit words for trumpet

brass instrument
बकुर bakura, गोविषाणिक goviṣāṇika

English meaning of trumpet

  1. noun A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.
  2. noun Someone who plays the trumpet; a trumpeter.
  3. noun The cry of an elephant, or any similar loud cry.
  4. noun One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it.

Full definition of trumpet

trumpet in a sentence

  • The royal herald sounded a trumpet to announce their arrival.
  • The trumpets were assigned to stand at the rear of the orchestra pit.
  • The large bull gave a basso trumpet as he charged the hunters.

Synonyms of trumpet

trumpet in other languages

Questions about trumpet in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of trumpet in Sanskrit?
Trumpet in Sanskrit is बकुर (bakura), गोविषाणिक (goviṣāṇika).
trumpet इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Trumpet: बकुर (bakura), गोविषाणिक (goviṣāṇika).
What does trumpet mean in English?
Trumpet means a musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.

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