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Where does “तंबूरा” come from?
तंबूरा (Hindi) comes from Persian تنبور, from Arabic طُنْبُور, from Persian دنب بره — lamb's tail.
Ancestry of “तंबूरा”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Persian
تنبور
tanbur
2
Arabic
طُنْبُور
—
3
Persian
دنب بره
lamb's tail
Words derived from “तंबूरा”
tanpura
Every word from Persian دنب بره →
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