santoor
English
editEtymology
editUltimately from Persian; see santur.
Noun
editsantoor (plural santoors)
- An Indian string instrument, a trapezoidal hammered dulcimer with seventy strings, believed to be derived from the Persian santur.
- 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 202:
- A musician plucked at his santoor.