topshur

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Russian топшу́р (topšúr), from Southern Altai топшуур (topšuur).

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topshur (plural topshurs)

  1. (music) a plucked two-string lute traditionally used by the Altai people
    • 2009, L. Broz, “Conversion to Religion? Negotiating Continuity and Discontinuity in Contemporary Altai.”, in Conversion after Socialism: Disruptions, Modernisms and Technologies of Faith in the Former Soviet Union:
      In these services, traditional instruments like the komus (mouth harp) and topshur (a two-stringed instrument), as well as well-established throat singing techniques, are often used.

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