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shehnai

shehnai noun: an ancient reeded woodwind instrument from India with a long slim body and bulbous sound bowl, with or without keys.

Noun

shehnai (plural shehnais)

  1. An ancient reeded woodwind instrument from India with a long slim body and bulbous sound bowl, with or without keys.
    • The next seven days the shehnais played in the Naupatkhana and every morning I offered my prayers to the founder of our dynasty […]1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 125

shehnai meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Gujarati

shehnai in Hindi

musical instrument
शहनाई śahnāī

shehnai in Marathi

musical instrument
सनई sanaī

shehnai in Bengali

musical instrument
সানাই śanai

shehnai in Gujarati

musical instrument
શરણાઈ śarṇāī

Forms of shehnai

pluralshehnais
alternative formshanai
alternative formshenai

Origin of shehnai

From Hindi शहनाई (śahnāī), from Persian شهنای (šahnāi).

Questions about shehnai

What does shehnai mean?
Shehnai means an ancient reeded woodwind instrument from India with a long slim body and bulbous sound bowl, with or without keys.
What is shehnai in Hindi?
Shehnai in Hindi is शहनाई (śahnāī). See Shehnai meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is shehnai?
Shehnai is a noun.
What is the plural of shehnai?
The plural of shehnai is shehnais.

Words near shehnai in the dictionary

  1. shehes
  2. shehia
  3. shehias
  4. shehita
  5. shehitah
  6. shehnai
  7. shehnais
  8. Shehri
  9. Shehu
  10. Shehus
  11. Shehzad

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