سرنای
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Persian [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Borrowed from an unknown Indo-European cognate of Luwian (zurni, “horn”), Sanskrit शृङ्ग (ṡṛṅga, “horn”), Latin cornū, English horn. Folk etymology explains the word as سور (sur, “banquet, feast”) + نای (nây, “pipe, flute, nay”).
Noun [edit]
سرنای • (sornây), plural سرنایها (sornây-hâ)
Descendants [edit]
- Ottoman Turkish: زورنا (zurnâ)
- Chinese
