kacapi

== English == === Alternative forms === kecapi === Etymology === Borrowed from Sundanese kacapi (“zither”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈt͡ʃɑ.pi/ === Noun === kacapi (plural kacapis) (music) A box zither with an open bottom, played by plucking, originating in traditional Sundanese music, especially tembang sunda and pantun sunda. ==== See also ==== Appendix:Glossary of chordophones == Sundanese == === Etymology === Ultimately from Sanskrit कच्छप (kacchapa, “tortoise, kind of lute”). Compare Indonesian kecapi, Tagalog kudyapi, Maranao kotiyapi'. === Noun === kacapi (Sundanese script ᮊᮎᮕᮤ) (music) A box zither with an open bottom, played by plucking, as the main accompanying instrument of tembang sunda and pantun sunda.