ناغرا

Uyghur

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai نقاره (nqʾrh /⁠näqārä⁠/), from Classical Persian نَقَارَه (naqāra), from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra).

Noun

ناغرا • (naghra) (plural ناغرىلار (naghrilar))

1. (music) naghra (kettledrums, usually played in pairs, used in the traditional music of the Uyghur people of Xinjiang)

Derived terms

• ناغرىچى (naghrichi)

Descendants

• → Chinese: 纳格拉 (nàgélā), 纳格拉鼓