ჩონგური

Georgian

Etymology

Possibly from Persian چنگ (chang, “harp, lyre”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃonɡuri/, [t͡ʃʰoŋɡuɾi]

Noun

ჩონგური • (čonguri) (plural ჩონგურები)

1. (music) chonguri, a four-stringed lute (played by plucking and strumming) from Western Georgia. Three of the strings are fingered, while the fourth is a drone string. It is mainly found around Samegrelo, Abkhazia, Imereti, Guria, and Achara, and rarely in Lechkhumi.

Derived terms

• ჩონგურს აუწყობს (čongurs auc̣q̇obs)

See also

• ბარბითი (barbiti)
• ფანდური (panduri)