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santur

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Borrowed from Classical Persian سَنْتُور (santūr), of uncertain origin; sometimes suggested to be from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psaltḗrion, “psaltery”).

noun santurs · santūr · santour · santouri · santoor · santir

  1. A type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music

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noun type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music

한국어산투르 santureu
日本語サントゥール santūru
中文桑圖爾 /桑图尔 sāngtú'ěr
हिन्दीसंतूर santūr
Françaissantur
Ελληνικάσαντούρι santoúri
Русскийсанту́р santúr
العربيةسَنْطُور sanṭūr, سَنْطِير sanṭīr

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"santur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/santur. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{santur_2026,
  title = {santur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/santur},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}