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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ukrainian банду́ра (bandúra).

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  • IPA(key): [bɐnˈdurə]
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Noun edit

банду́ра (bandúraf inan (genitive банду́ры, nominative plural банду́ры, genitive plural банду́р)

  1. bandura (old Ukrainian music instrument)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) a large, bulky object

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Ukrainian edit

 
бандура

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Etymology 1 edit

Possibly through Italian pandura and Polish pandura, from Late Latin pandura (musical instrument with three strings); ultimately from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα (pandoûra, three-stringed lute; zither). Doublet of ба́нджо (bándžo) and мандо́ла (mandóla).

Noun edit

банду́ра (bandúraf inan (genitive банду́ри, nominative plural банду́ри, genitive plural банду́р, diminutive банду́рка or банду́рочка or банду́ронька)

  1. (music) bandura (old Ukrainian music instrument)
  2. (dialectal, colloquial, derogatory) a large, bulky object
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Etymology 2 edit

From Polish bandurki and Slovak bandurka, related to German Brandenburg.

Noun edit

банду́ра (bandúraf inan (genitive банду́ри, nominative plural банду́ри, genitive plural банду́р, diminutive банду́рка)

  1. (dialectal) potato
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