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shamisen

/ˈʃæmɪsɛn/

shamisen noun: a kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.

Noun

shamisen (plural shamisens or shamisen)

  1. A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.
    Synonyms:
    jamisen, jabisen, sangen

shamisen meaning in Marathi, Arabic and Vietnamese

shamisen in Marathi

a Japanese musical instrument
शामिसेन śāmisen

shamisen in Arabic

a Japanese musical instrument
شَامِيسِين šāmīsīn

shamisen in Vietnamese

a Japanese musical instrument
đàn tam

Synonyms of shamisen

Forms of shamisen

pluralshamisens
pluralshamisen
alternative formsamisen
alternative formsyamisen

Origin of shamisen

From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).

Words formed from shamisen

Questions about shamisen

What does shamisen mean?
Shamisen means a kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.
What is shamisen in Marathi?
Shamisen in Marathi is शामिसेन (śāmisen). See Shamisen meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is shamisen?
Shamisen is a noun.
How do you pronounce shamisen?
Shamisen is pronounced /ˈʃæmɪsɛn/.
What is the plural of shamisen?
The plural of shamisen is shamisens.

Words near shamisen in the dictionary

  1. shaming
  2. shamingly
  3. shamings
  4. Shamir
  5. Shamis
  6. shamisen
  7. shamisenist
  8. shamisenists
  9. shamisens
  10. shamixanthone
  11. shamixanthones

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