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Where does “tambura” come from?

tambura (English) comes from Persian تنبور, from Arabic طُنْبُور, from Persian دنب بره — lamb's tail.

tambura (English): A type of long-necked lute-like stringed...

Definitions

  1. A type of long-necked lute-like stringed...

Ancestry of “tambura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتنبورtanbur
2Arabicطُنْبُور—
3Persianدنب برهlamb's tail
Every word from Persian دنب بره →