spike lute

== English == === Etymology === So called because the handle often forms a spike where it emerges from the resonator. === Noun === spike lute (plural spike lutes) Any of various musical instruments comprising a resonator and string bearer that are physically united, with strings parallel to the sound table and a handle which is also the string bearer and which passes diametrically through the resonator. Hyponyms: spike bowl lute, spike box lute, spike tube lute