sitar

== English == === Alternative forms === setar === Etymology === From Hindi सितार (sitār) / Urdu ستار (sitār), from Classical Persian سه‌تار (si-tār, literally “three strings”). Doublet of setar. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) === Noun === sitar (plural sitars) (music) A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== guitar === References === === Anagrams === ISTAR, Ritsa, Sarti, Stair, Trias, airts, arist, astir, stair, stria, tarsi, tiars, tisar == Cebuano == === Etymology 1 === Undetermined. ==== Alternative forms ==== sita ==== Verb ==== sitar to accost; to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request === Etymology 2 === From English sitar, from Persian سه‌تار (se-târ, “three strings”). ==== Noun ==== sitar sitar (a Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber) == Finnish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Persian سه‌تار (se-târ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsitɑr/, [ˈs̠it̪ɑ̝r] Rhymes: -itɑr Syllabification(key): si‧tar Hyphenation(key): si‧tar === Noun === sitar (music) sitar (instrument) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “sitar”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === rasit, rasti, risat, ritsa, sarit, sitra, trias == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === sitar m (plural sitars) sitar === Further reading === “sitar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === From Persian سه‌تار (se-târ), meaning “three strings”. === Noun === sitar m (invariable) (music) sitar === Anagrams === -astri, Taris, Trias, astri, rista, rista', ristà, sarti, stari, stira, stria, tarsi == Northern Kurdish == === Noun === sitar f alternative form of star == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindi सितार (sitār). === Pronunciation === Homophone: citar === Noun === sitar m or (nonstandard) f (plural sitares) (music) sitar (Indian string instrument) === Further reading === “sitar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “sitar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Unknown. === Noun === sitar m (plural sitari) Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Alternative forms === shitar (historic) === Noun === sitar m (plural sitares) (music) sitar (Indian string instrument) === Further reading === “sitar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 sitar | Diccionario histórico de la lengua española sitar | Tesoro de los diccionarios históricos de la lengua española | RAE - ASALE == Swedish == === Etymology === From Hindi सितार (sitār) and Urdu ستار (sitār), from Classical Persian سه‌تار (si-tār). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɪˈtɑːr/ === Noun === sitar c (music) sitar (Indian string instrument) ==== Declension ==== === References === “sitar”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === Ritas, riats, ritas