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suona

/swoʊˈnɑː/

suona noun: a traditional Chinese double-reeded horn with a distinctively loud and high-pitched sound.

suona: a traditional Chinese double-reeded horn with a distinctively loud and high-pitched sound
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Noun

suona (plural suonas)

  1. A traditional Chinese double-reeded horn with a distinctively loud and high-pitched sound.

Forms of suona

pluralsuonas

Origin of suona

From the Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 嗩吶／唢呐 (suǒnà), from Persian سورنا (sornâ). Doublet of zurna and horn.

Questions about suona

What does suona mean?
Suona means a traditional Chinese double-reeded horn with a distinctively loud and high-pitched sound.
What part of speech is suona?
Suona is a noun.
How do you pronounce suona?
Suona is pronounced /swoʊˈnɑː/.
What is the plural of suona?
The plural of suona is suonas.

Words near suona in the dictionary

  1. Suomala
  2. Suomi
  3. Suomic
  4. Suomussalmi
  5. Suon
  6. suona
  7. suonas
  8. Suonborai
  9. Suons
  10. suovetaurilia
  11. suovetaurilias

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