gyil

English

Pronunciation

• /ˈdʒɪlə/ or /ˈdʒiːl/

Noun

gyil (plural gyils)

1. (music) A pentatonic instrument of Africa, resembling a xylophone.
   • 2009 May 10, The New York Times, “Sounds Both Eclectic and Electric”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     “Dust Dances” (1994), the vigorous opening work here, is the fruit of a four-month visit to Ghana, where Mr. Bermel studied the gyil, an African xylophone.