tambura

English

A tambura

Alternative forms

• tamboura
• tanpura
• tanpuri

Etymology

Hindi तम्पूरा (tampūrā), from Persian تنبور‏ (“drum, cylinder”).

Noun

tambura (plural tamburas)

1. (music) A type of long-necked lute-like stringed instrument found throughout the world but originating in the traditional music of India.
   • 2008 March 25, Allan Kozinn, “Neil Aspinall, Beatles’ Aide, Dies at 66”, in New York Times^[1]:

     He was among the singers in the celebratory chorus of “Yellow Submarine,” and he played tambura (an Indian drone instrument) on “Within You Without You,” harmonica on “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite” and percussion on “Magical Mystery Tour.”

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

Translations

stringed instrument

• Greek: ταμπουράς (el) m (tampourás)

See also

• tambura on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From tànbūr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tǎmbura/
• Hyphenation: tam‧bu‧ra

Noun

tàmbura f (Cyrillic spelling та̀мбура)

1. tambura, tambourine

Declension

Declension of tambura

	singular	plural
nominative	tambura	tambure
genitive	tambure	tambura
dative	tamburi	tamburama
accusative	tamburu	tambure
vocative	tamburo	tambure
locative	tamburi	tamburama
instrumental	tamburom	tamburama

References

• “tambura” in Hrvatski jezični portal