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zurna

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From Turkish zurna, from Ottoman Turkish زورنا (zurna), from Classical Persian سرنا (surnā); see there for more. Cognate with English horn, Latin cornu (“horn”).

noun zurnas · sorna · sornai · surnay · surla · zurla

A double-reed outdoor wind instrument, usually accompanied by a davul (bass drum) in Anatolian folk music.
Similar: shawm, suona

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noun musical instrument

Español	zurna
中文	嗩吶 /唢呐 suǒnà
Português	zurna
Ελληνικά	ζουρνάς zournás
Русский	зурна́ zurná
Tiếng Việt	kèn Tàu, kèn bầu

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@misc{zurna_2026,
  title = {zurna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zurna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}