bandura

Etymology

From Ukrainian банду́ра (bandúra), possibly via Polish and Italian pandura, Latin pandūra, from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα (pandoῦra, “zither”), perhaps from Lydian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bænˈduɹə/
• Hyphenation: ban‧dura

Noun

bandura (plural banduras)

1. A Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with a tear-shaped body, like an asymmetrical lute or a vertical zither, played with both hands while held upright on the lap.

References

• Melʹnyčuk O. S., editor (1982–2012), “бандура”, in Etymolohičnyj slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kiev: Naukova Dumka

Anagrams

• Bandaru, Brandau