kobza

Borrowed from Ukrainian ко́бза (kóbza), itself from Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ.

Doublet of komuz and cobza.

kobza (plural kobzas)

1. (music) A lute-like stringed instrument traditionally made from a single block of wood, with a medium-length neck, originating in Ukrainian folk music.
2. (dated, music) Synonym of bandura.

• kobzar

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

• Zabok

• koboza

koboz +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

• IPA^(key): [ˈkobzɒ]
• Hyphenation: kob‧za

kobza

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of koboz

Borrowed from Ukrainian ко́бза (kóbza), from Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔb.za/

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• Rhymes: -ɔbza
• Syllabification: kob‧za
• Homophone: Kobza

kobza f

1. kobza (Ukrainian musical instrument)
2. bagpipes

   Synonyms: dudy, koza

• kobza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kobza in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from Ukrainian ко́бза (kóbza), itself from Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔbza]

kobza f

1. (music) kobza

• “kobza”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025