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sitar¹

  • /ˈsɪtɑɹ/ US
  • /sɪˈtɑɹ/ US

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Hindi सितार (sitār) / Urdu ستار (sitār), from Classical Persian سهتار (si-tār, literally “three strings”). Doublet of setar.

noun sitars · setar

  1. A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.

Sitar²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Slovene Sitar, Czech Sitař and Slovak Sitár, occupational surname from síto (“sieve, net”).

proper noun Sitars

  1. A surname.

Translations

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noun musical instrument

Españolsitar, shitar
日本語シタール shitāru
中文西塔爾琴 /西塔尔琴 xītǎ'ěrqín, 錫塔爾琴 /锡塔尔琴 xītǎ'ěrqín
हिन्दीसितार sitār
Portuguêssitar
Françaissitar
DeutschSitar
Ελληνικάσιτάρ sitár
Русскийсита́р sitár

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"sitar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sitar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

sitar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sitar

Chicago

"sitar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sitar.

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@misc{sitar_2026,
  title = {sitar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sitar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}