Kecapi
//kəˈt͡ʃɑ.pi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of kacapi. alt-of, alternative
"These stories have been handed down from generation to generation in the form of ballads, performed with accompanying music by the "kecapi," a kind of zither."
Example
More examples"These stories have been handed down from generation to generation in the form of ballads, performed with accompanying music by the "kecapi," a kind of zither."
Etymology
From Indonesian kecapi, from Sundanese ᮊᮎᮕᮤ (kacapi, “zither”), probably from Sanskrit कच्छपी (kacchapī, “lute”).
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