begena
English
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Pronunciation
A man holding a begena
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɛɡənə/, /ˈbɜː-/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Hyphenation: beg‧e‧na
Noun
begena (plural begenas)
- A type of lyre of Ethiopian and Eritrean origin with a rectangular soundbox and ten strings, which is played with a plectrum.
- Synonyms: harp of David, King David's harp, kinnor
See also
- Appendix:Glossary of chordophones
References
- 2008. A Kingly Craft: Art and Leadership in Ethiopia : a Social History of Art and Visual Culture in Pre-modern Africa. Earnestine Jenkins. Pg. 63.
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