तानपूरा

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

तानपूरा • (tānpūrā) m (Urdu spelling تنپورا)

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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