sitar
/ˈsɪtɑɹ/
sitar noun: a Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.
Noun
sitar (plural sitars)
- A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.
Proper noun capitalized: Sitar
Sitar (plural Sitars)
- A surname.
sitar meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Punjabi and Persian
sitar in Hindi
- musical instrument
- सितार sitār
sitar in Tamil
- சிதார்
sitar in Punjabi
- sitar
- ਸਿਤਾਰ sitār
sitar in Persian
- musical instrument
- سهتار se-târ
Forms of sitar
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | sitars |
| alternative form | setar |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Sitars |
Origin of sitar
From Hindi सितार (sitār) / Urdu ستار (sitār), from Classical Persian سهتار (si-tār, literally “three strings”). Doublet of setar.
Borrowed from Slovene Sitar, Czech Sitař and Slovak Sitár, occupational surname from síto (“sieve, net”).
Words formed from sitar
Words that rhyme with sitar
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- water bar
- char
- tar
- var
- AAR
- bazaar
- caviar
- lodestar
- Mullingar
- Myanmar
- scar
- ajar
- arr
- barre
- boudoir
- cigar
- cymar
- czar
- disbar
- gar
- guitar
- haar
- instar
- lar
- Loire
- noir
- NPR
- omar
- schwar
- their
- tl;dr
- tsar
- TTR
- upbar
- USSR
- yar
- -dar
- AGR
- alcazar
- armoire
- au revoir
- bahar
- baignoire
- Bashar
- beaux-arts
- beer bar
- Berger Picard
- Bihar
Questions about sitar
- What does sitar mean?
- Sitar means a Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.
- What is sitar in Hindi?
- Sitar in Hindi is सितार (sitār). See Sitar meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sitar?
- Sitar can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce sitar?
- Sitar is pronounced /ˈsɪtɑɹ/ (US).
- What is the plural of sitar?
- The plural of sitar is sitars.
Words near sitar in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sitar (page history and authors); Sitar (page history and authors); sitar (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਸਿਤਾਰ (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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