kinnor

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כִּנּוֹר (“lyre”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈnɔɹ/

Noun

kinnor (plural kinnors)

1. A stringed instrument of the Israelites.
   • 2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 235:

     Just as the Kinor of King David played by itself when the north wind touched its strings, so too did Rabbi Nachman's heart fill with music when he beheld the forests, hills, brooks and other aspects of nature.

2. Synonym of begena

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כינור (kinór, “lyre”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kinˈnɔr/
• Rhymes: -ɔr
• Hyphenation: kin‧nòr

Noun

kinnor m (invariable)

1. (music) Synonym of cinira

   Hypernym: strumento a corde

Further reading

• kinnor in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kinnor

1. (non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of kinne f (“churn”)