Where does “nohkan” come from?
nohkan (English) comes from Japanese 能管, from Japanese 管, from Old Japanese 管 — pipe, tube.
nohkan (English): A transverse flute used to accompany Japanese noh...
Definitions
- A transverse flute used to accompany Japanese noh...
Ancestry of “nohkan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 能管 | a transverse flute used to accompany a Japanese... |
| 2 | Japanese | 管 | pipe; a wind instrument; a pipe or tube, such as... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 管 | pipe, tube |