quena
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quena (plural quenas)
- (music) A traditional flute of the Andes.
- Coordinate term: charango
- 2013 December 31, William Neuman, “Headbanging in Bolivia to the Flutes of Yore”, in The New York Times[2], ISSN 0362-4331:
- As the band’s traditional instrumentalist, Yuri Callisaya, shrilled on the quena, the band’s fans sang along with Mr. Méndez: “Ama sua, ama llulla, ama quella,” which translates as, “Don’t steal, don’t lie, don’t be lazy.”
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Eastern Huasteca NahuatlEdit
ParticleEdit
quena
- yes, positive response.
Old High GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ.
NounEdit
quena f
DeclensionEdit
Declension of quena (ō-stem)
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | quena | quenā |
accusative | quena | quenā |
genitive | quena | quenōno |
dative | quenu | quenōm |
Declension of quena (feminine n-stem)
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ReferencesEdit
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
SpanishEdit
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quena f (plural quenas)
- a type of reed flute from Peru
- (Latin America) pan flute
- Synonym: zampoña
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Further readingEdit
- “quena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- quena on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es