Sarangi

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A bowed string instrument used in the Hindustani classical music of North India.

    "A sarangi player set the tone and Kalavati began to sing in her sweet, melodious voce; mridangam and sitar accompanied her."

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"A sarangi player set the tone and Kalavati began to sing in her sweet, melodious voce; mridangam and sitar accompanied her."

Etymology

From Hindi सारंगी (sāraṅgī).

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