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santoor

santoor noun: an Indian string instrument, a trapezoidal hammered dulcimer with seventy strings, believed to be derived from the Persian santur.

Noun

santoor (plural santoors)

  1. An Indian string instrument, a trapezoidal hammered dulcimer with seventy strings, believed to be derived from the Persian santur.
    • A musician plucked at his santoor.2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 202

santoor meaning in Marathi and Punjabi

santoor in Marathi

santoor, an Indian musical instrument believed to be derived from the Persian santur
संतूर santūr

santoor in Punjabi

santoor
ਸੰਤੂਰ santūr

Forms of santoor

pluralsantoors

Origin of santoor

Ultimately from Persian; see santur.

Questions about santoor

What does santoor mean?
Santoor means an Indian string instrument, a trapezoidal hammered dulcimer with seventy strings, believed to be derived from the Persian santur.
What is santoor in Marathi?
Santoor in Marathi is संतूर (santūr). See Santoor meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is santoor?
Santoor is a noun.
What is the plural of santoor?
The plural of santoor is santoors.

Words near santoor in the dictionary

  1. santoninates
  2. santonine
  3. santoninic acid
  4. santonins
  5. santons
  6. santoor
  7. santoors
  8. Santoprene
  9. Santor
  10. Santora
  11. Santoras

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: santoor (page history and authors); संतूर (Marathi) (page history and authors); ਸੰਤੂਰ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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