तानपूरा

Hindi

Etymology

Ultimately from Classical Persian تنبور (tanbūr). However, the word was assimilated in an "Indianized" manner and was reanalyzed as तान (tān) +‎ पूरा (pūrā). Compare Marathi तंबोरा (tamborā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ɑːn.puː.ɾɑː/, [t̪ä̃ːn.puː.ɾäː]

Noun

तानपूरा • (tānpūrā) m (Urdu spelling تنپورا)

  1. tanpura (Indian musical instrument)

Declension

Declension of तानपूरा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct तानपूरा
tānpūrā 		तानपूरे
tānpūre
oblique तानपूरे
tānpūre 		तानपूरों
tānpūrõ
vocative तानपूरे
tānpūre 		तानपूरो
tānpūro
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