bandura

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ukrainian банду́ра (bandúra), possibly through Italian pandura and Polish bandura, from Late Latin pandura (“musical instrument with three strings”), from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα (pandoûra, “three-stringed lute; zither”), perhaps from Lydian. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bænˈdʊəɹə/, /bænˈdɔːɹə/ (General American) IPA(key): /bænˈduɹə/ Hyphenation: ban‧du‧ra === Noun === bandura (plural banduras) A Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with a tear-shaped body, like an asymmetrical lute or a vertical zither, which is played with both hands while held upright on the lap. Synonyms: bandore, kobza, (dated, one sense) pandore ==== Alternative forms ==== bandora bandoura ==== Derived terms ==== bandurist ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Appendix:Glossary of chordophones === References === === Further reading === bandura on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Bandaru, Brandau == Old Slovak == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα (pandoûra). First attested in the 18th century. === Noun === bandura f (music) bandura ==== Descendants ==== Slovak: bandura === Further reading === Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “bandura”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pandūra, from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα (pandoûra). Doublet of banjo and mandola. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /banˈdu.ra/ Rhymes: -ura Syllabification: ban‧du‧ra === Noun === bandura f (diminutive bandurka) (music) bandura ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === bandura in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN bandura in Polish dictionaries at PWN