santur

English

Painting of a woman playing a santur.

Alternative forms

• santūr, santour, santouri, santoor, santir

Etymology

From the Persian سنتور (santur), of uncertain origin; sometimes suggested to be from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psaltḗrion, “psaltery”).

Noun

santur (plural santurs)

1. A type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music

Translations

type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music

• Armenian: սանթուր (hy) (santʻur)
• Hindi: संतूर m (santūr)
• Marathi: संतूर m (santūr)
• Persian: سنتور (fa) (santur)
• Turkish: santur (tr)

See also

• santoor
• santur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• NuSTAR, Nuštar, Rutans, Saturn, Struan, arnuts, runs at, saturn, unstar, untars